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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Coordinates: 46°38′29″N 0°10′11″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. |
The 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.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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