Quinçay

Quinçay (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Quinçay
Commune
The church in Quincay
Location of Quinçay
Quinçay Show map of France Quinçay Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Vouneuil-sous-Biard
Intercommunality	Haut-Poitou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Brault[1]
Area 1	29.66 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,113
• Density	71.24/km2 (184.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86204 /86190
Elevation	82–146 m (269–479 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	709	—
1975	862	+2.83%
1982	1,216	+5.04%
1990	1,564	+3.20%
1999	1,663	+0.68%
2007	2,101	+2.97%
2012	2,219	+1.10%
2017	2,215	−0.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The castle of Masseuil (Château de Masseuil) is listed.
• The door of the Quinçay church has been listed in 1926.
• The wash-house on Auxance river
• The logis of Pré-Bernard.
• The fountain of Ringère

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department