Vouneuil-sur-Vienne

Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Location of Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
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Coordinates: 46°43′04″N 0°32′27″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Châtellerault
Canton	Chauvigny
Intercommunality	CA Grand Châtellerault
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Johnny Boisson[1]
Area ^1	36.8 km^2 (14.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,281
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86298 /86210
Elevation	47–139 m (154–456 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

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

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE