Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Rochechouart
Canton	Saint-Mathieu
Intercommunality	Bandiat Tardoire Avenir
Mayor	Annie Brandie (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	165–306 m (541–1,004 ft)
Land area1	31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population2	465  (2006)
- Density	15 /km2 (39 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	87091/ 87440
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°42′47″N 0°41′26″E / 45.71306°N 0.69056°E / 45.71306; 0.69056

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (Occitan: Maisonès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.

Tourism

It is a pretty little village with a sixteenth century church that has a square steeple. It also has a village shop, a school, a town hall, a small post office and of course the obligatory cemetery. There is a self-guided walk detailed on the notice board just beyond the church enabling you to enjoy the flora and fauna of the village and see the field where the local honey is produced. Maisonnais has a small lake where you can enjoy a picnic after your walk.

It is 6 kilometres from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake where you can hire pedalos in the summer and enjoy a meal overlooking the lake.

It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord with its charming narrow streets and sunny squares.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References

• INSEE