Vaux, Vienne

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Vaux (French pronunciation: [vo] ^ⓘ) or Vaux-en-Couhé ([vo ɑ̃ ku.e]) is a former commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Valence-en-Poitou.^[2]

Vaux
Part of Valence-en-Poitou
The church in Vaux
Location of Vaux
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Coordinates: 46°17′54″N 0°13′19″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Montmorillon
Canton	Lusignan
Commune	Valence-en-Poitou
Area 1	25.84 km2 (9.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	786
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	86700
Elevation	106–151 m (348–495 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called the Valois and Valoises. It covered 25.8 km² and had 786 inhabitants in 2022.^[1] Surrounded by the communes of Chatillon, Romagna and Ceaux-en-Couhé, Vaux is located 33 km southwest of Poitiers, the largest city nearby.