Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault | |
| Canton | Chauvigny | |
| Community association | Grand Châtellerault | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 43 ' N , 0 ° 32' E | |
| height | 47-139 m | |
| surface | 36.8 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 60 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 86210 | |
| INSEE code | 86298 | |
| Website | http://www.vouneuil-sur-vienne.fr/ | |
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Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is a French commune with a population of 2,198 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Châtellerault and the canton of Chauvigny (until 2015: canton of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne ) and the communal association Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Châtelleraudais . The inhabitants are called Vouneuillois .
geography
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is located on the Vienne River , about 21 kilometers northeast of Poitiers . The Clain forms the north-western boundary of the municipality . Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cenon-sur-Vienne in the north, Availles-en-Châtellerault in the north and north-east, Monthoiron in the east, Bonneuil-Matours in the south, Saint-Cyr in the west and Beaumont and Naintré in the north-west.
The Le Pinail nature reserve is located in the municipality.
history
Between Vouneuil and the small town of Moussais was probably the battlefield on which Charles Martell and Abd ar-Rahman fought the Battle of Tours and Poitiers in October 732 .
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,212 | 1,257 | 1,218 | 1,458 | 1,606 | 1,835 | 1.923 | 2,031 |
Attractions
- Savigny priory, old chapel, monument historique since 1930/1990
- Le Fou castle from the 15th century, monument historique since 1953/2010
- Chitré castle with watermill
- Moussais-la-Bataille castle from the 19th century
- Tourism center of the old battlefield of Moussais-la-Bataille
Le Fou Castle
Watermill at Chitré Castle
Bridge over the Vienne
