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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lusignan (French pronunciation: [lyziɲɑ̃]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It lies 25 km southwest of Poitiers. The inhabitants are called Mélusins and Mélusines.
Lusignan | |
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A general view of Lusignan | |
Coordinates: 46°26′08″N 0°07′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Vienne |
Arrondissement | Poitiers |
Canton | Lusignan |
Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Ledeux[1] |
Area 1 | 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,589 |
• Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 86139 /86600 |
Elevation | 99–159 m (325–522 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The town of Lusignan now has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is located on the road RN11 from Poitiers to La Rochelle. It is about 400 km from Paris. It belongs to the Poitiers arrondissement and the Lusignan canton.
Right north of the town flows the river Vonne, a tributary of the Clain.
Between the 10th and 14th centuries, the history of the town fully overlaps with that of the House of Lusignan.
During the 16th century Lusignan is repeatedly involved in the French Wars of Religion between Huguenots and Catholics.
The city walls were dismantled by royal orders in the 17th century.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,564 | — |
1975 | 2,777 | +1.15% |
1982 | 2,855 | +0.40% |
1990 | 2,749 | −0.47% |
1999 | 2,677 | −0.29% |
2007 | 2,637 | −0.19% |
2012 | 2,631 | −0.05% |
2017 | 2,649 | +0.14% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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