Vouillé (French pronunciation: [vuje]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Inhabitants are known in French as Vouglaisiens.
Vouillé | |
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Location of Vouillé  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°38′29″N 0°10′11″E / 46.6414°N 0.1697°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Vouneuil-sous-Biard |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Poitou |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Martin[1] |
| Area 1 | 33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,693 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86294 /86190 |
| Elevation | 97–155 m (318–509 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe Battle of Vouillé or Vouglé (from Latin Campus Vogladensis) was fought in the northern marches of Visigothic territory, at Vouillé, Vienne, (Gaul), in the spring of 507 between the Franks commanded by Clovis and the Visigoths of Alaric II, the conqueror of Spain.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,456 | — |
| 1975 | 1,788 | +2.98% |
| 1982 | 2,380 | +4.17% |
| 1990 | 2,574 | +0.98% |
| 1999 | 2,774 | +0.83% |
| 2007 | 3,322 | +2.28% |
| 2012 | 3,678 | +2.06% |
| 2017 | 3,701 | +0.12% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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