Verrières (Vienne)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Montmorillon | |
| Canton | Lussac-les-Châteaux | |
| Community association | Vienne et Gartempe | |
| 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 | 86285 | |
| 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 |
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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
