Vouneuil-sur-Vienne

Coordinates: 46°43′04″N 0°32′27″E / 46.7178°N 0.5408°E / 46.7178; 0.5408
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Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
The church and surrounding buildings in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
The church and surrounding buildings in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Location of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
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Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is located in France
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Coordinates: 46°43′04″N 0°32′27″E / 46.7178°N 0.5408°E / 46.7178; 0.5408
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementChâtellerault
CantonChauvigny
IntercommunalityCA Grand Châtellerault
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Johnny Boisson[1]
Area
1
36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,281
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86298 /86210
Elevation47–139 m (154–456 ft)
(avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vouneuil-sur-Vienne (French pronunciation: [vunœj syʁ vjɛn], literally Vouneuil on Vienne) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

History[edit]

The Battle of Tours took place in 732 near the hamlet of Moussais (later renamed Moussais-la-Bataille), which is now part of the commune of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,257—    
1975 1,218−0.45%
1982 1,458+2.60%
1990 1,606+1.22%
1999 1,835+1.49%
2007 1,910+0.50%
2012 2,031+1.24%
2017 2,198+1.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE