Verrières (Vienne)

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Verrières
Verrières (France)
Verrières
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Lussac-les-Châteaux
Community association Vienne et Gartempe
Coordinates 46 ° 25 '  N , 0 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 25 '  N , 0 ° 36'  E
height 97-151 m
surface 19.58 km 2
Residents 1,004 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86410
INSEE code
Website http://www.verrieres-vienne.fr/

Verrières is a western French city and a municipality with 1,004 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the canton of Lussac-les-Châteaux . The inhabitants are called Verriérois .

location

Verrières is located about 26 kilometers southeast of Poitiers on the River Dive . Verrières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lhommaizé in the north, Civaux in the northeast, Mazerolles in the east, Bouresse in the south and Saint-Laurent-de-Jourdes in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 819 777 704 714 687 799 869 970
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Dolmen, monument historique since 1952
  • church
  • Sainte-Radegone chapel in La Rigaudière from 1827

Community partnerships

A partnership exists with the French community of Coume in the Moselle department (Lorraine).

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vienne. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-128-7 , pp. 525-527.

Web links

Commons : Verrières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files