Quinçay

Coordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E / 46.6072°N 0.2372°E / 46.6072; 0.2372
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Quinçay
The church in Quincay
The church in Quincay
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Quinçay is located in France
Quinçay
Quinçay
Quinçay is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Quinçay
Quinçay
Coordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E / 46.6072°N 0.2372°E / 46.6072; 0.2372
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonVouneuil-sous-Biard
IntercommunalityHaut-Poitou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Brault[1]
Area
1
29.66 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,113
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86204 /86190
Elevation82–146 m (269–479 ft)
(avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Quinçay (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 709—    
1975 862+2.83%
1982 1,216+5.04%
1990 1,564+3.20%
1999 1,663+0.68%
2007 2,101+2.97%
2012 2,219+1.10%
2017 2,215−0.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest[edit]

  • The castle of Masseuil (Château de Masseuil) is listed.
  • The door of the Quinçay church has been listed in 1926.
  • The wash-house on Auxance river
  • The logis of Pré-Bernard.
  • The fountain of Ringère

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE