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Vienne

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Vienne
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The Vienne coat of arms
Location
Location of Vienne in France
Administration
Département number: 86
Région: Poitou-Charentes
Préfecture: Poitiers
Sub-Préfectures: Châtellerault
Montmorillon
Arrondissements: 3
Cantons: 38
Communes: 281
Conseiller Général: Alain Fouché
Statistics
Population Ranked 56th
 -1999 399,024
Population density: 57/km²
Land area¹: 6990 km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².
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This article is about the French département. For the city, see Vienne, Isère.

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[edit] History

The département of Vienne was formed in 1790 from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry.

[edit] Economy

Cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] Sights

The church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in the Vienne.


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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