Verneuil-sur-Vienne
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Limoges | |
| Canton | Aixe-sur-Vienne | |
| Community association | Limoges metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 180-402 m | |
| surface | 34.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,889 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 142 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 87430 | |
| INSEE code | 87201 | |
| Website | http://www.verneuil-sur-vienne.fr/ | |
Verneuil-sur-Vienne ( Occitan Vernuèlh ) is a French village with 4889 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Verneuil-sur-Vienne belongs to the arrondissement of Limoges and is part of the canton of Aixe-sur-Vienne . The inhabitants are called Verneuillais (es) .
geography
Verneuil-sur-Vienne is about ten kilometers west-north-west of Limoges on the banks of the Vienne River . Verneuil-sur-Vienne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Veyrac in the north and north-west, Saint-Gence in the north, Limoges in the east, Isle in the south-east, Aixe-sur-Vienne in the south, Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe in the south-west, Saint- Yrieix-sous-Aixe in the west and Saint-Marie-de-Vaux and Saint-Victurnien in the northwest.
The National Route 141 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1936 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,696 | 1,687 | 1,510 | 1,529 | 1,749 | 2,362 | 2,968 | 3,188 | 3,718 | 4,495 |
Attractions
- Dolmen La Croix-du-Breuil , Monument historique since 1988
- Former Pennevayre Castle, now only in ruins
- Vaseix Forest
economy
The vineyards of Verneuil-sur-Vienne take up one fifth of the municipality's area.
Personalities
- Marcel Rigout (1928–2014), politician (PCF), former Minister for Vocational Education
