Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | |
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![]() The centre of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | |
Coordinates: 46°39′07″N 0°22′23″E / 46.6519°N 0.3731°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Vienne |
Arrondissement | Poitiers |
Canton | Chasseneuil-du-Poitou |
Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Eidelstein[1] |
Area 1 | 17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,767 |
• Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 86062 /86360 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou (French pronunciation:
It lies 7 km north of the centre of Poitiers. Its inhabitants are called the Chasseneuillais.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is the home of the Parc du Futuroscope, and the Technopole du Futuroscope, making up part of the École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d'aérotechnique de Poitiers (English: Poitiers' National superior school of mechanics and aeronautics).[3]
Former
Economy
The economy has largely depended on tourism since the construction 20 years ago of the
Because of the presence of the park and technopole, a new
History
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The town, then simply the villa Cassinogilum, was a royal residence of first the
Administration
The town has a 27-member town council, led by
Education
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,144 | — |
1975 | 2,332 | +1.21% |
1982 | 2,888 | +3.10% |
1990 | 3,002 | +0.49% |
1999 | 3,845 | +2.79% |
2007 | 4,497 | +1.98% |
2012 | 4,572 | +0.33% |
2017 | 4,704 | +0.57% |
Source: INSEE[9] |
Twinning
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou is twinned with the Irish town of Passage West. The twinning charter was signed by the then Mayor of Passage West, Mr. Jim Murphy, and the then Mayor of Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Mr. Pierre Giret, at the Town Hall in Passage West in 1997. Annual exchange visits for both members of the Town Council and local residents are organised.
Places and monuments
- Futuroscope Park
Gallery
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Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, centre
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La mairie
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Le Clain
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "La Technopole du Futuroscope" [The Technopole of Futuroscope]. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "La biographie de Jean-Pierre Raffarin" [The biography of Jean-Pierre Raffarin] (in French). Government of France.
- ^ "Futuroscope Information L'Enterprise" [Futuroscope information businesses]. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ Jean Combes, Gilles Bernard (2001), Histoire du Poitou et des pays charentais: Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Charente, Charente-Maritime (in French), Editions de Borée, p. 548
- ^ "Le Futuroscope soigne son image" [Futuroscope takes care of its image] (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-02-12.
- ^ Charles Auguste Auber (1887), Histoire générale, civile, religieuse et littéraire du Poitou, L.P. Gouraud
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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