Valence-en-Poitou

Valence-en-Poitou (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃s ɑ̃ pwatu]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Couhé (the seat), Ceaux-en-Couhé, Châtillon, Payré and Vaux.^[3]

Valence-en-Poitou
Commune
Couhé
Location of Valence-en-Poitou
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Coordinates: 46°17′59″N 0°10′55″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Montmorillon
Canton	Lusignan
Intercommunality	Civraisien en Poitou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Bellin[1]
Area 1	83.22 km2 (32.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	4,323
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86082 /86700
Elevation	97–154 m (318–505 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	4,428	—
1975	4,072	−1.19%
1982	3,913	−0.57%
1990	3,742	−0.56%
1999	3,896	+0.45%
2007	4,245	+1.08%
2012	4,343	+0.46%
2017	4,474	+0.60%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department