- Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
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Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Administration Country France Region Poitou-Charentes Department Vienne Arrondissement Châtellerault Canton Vouneuil-sur-Vienne Intercommunality Pays Châtelleraudais Mayor Gérard Barc
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 47–139 m (154–456 ft)
(avg. 82 m/269 ft)Land area1 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi) Population2 1,966 (2006) - Density 53 /km2 (140 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 86298/ 86210 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: 46°43′04″N 0°32′27″E / 46.7177777778°N 0.540833333333°E
Vouneuil-sur-Vienne is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
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History
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
Historical population of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 1212 1257 1218 1458 1606 1835 1966 See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Vienne
- Vienne geography stubs
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