Quinçay
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Quinçay (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Quinçay | |
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The church in Quincay | |
 Location of Quinçay | |
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| 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 (2023)[2] | 2,139 |
| • Density | 72.12/km2 (186.8/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
| 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
