Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire

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Coordinates: 45°42′47″N 0°41′26″E / 45.71306, 0.69056

Administration
Commune of Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Location

Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Rochechouart
Canton	Saint-Mathieu
Intercommunality	CC Bandiat Tardoire Avenir
Mayor	Annie Brandie (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	165–306 m
Land area^¹	31.89 km²
Population^² (1999)	454
- Density	14.2/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	87091/ 87440
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (Occitan: Maisonès) is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France.

1 Demographics
2 Tourism
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 454. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 477.

[edit] Tourism

It is a pretty little village with a 16th century church that has a square steeple. It also has a village shop, a school, a Mairie, a small post office and of course the obligatory cemetry. There is a self-guided walk detailed on the notice board just beyond the church enabling you to enjoy the flora and fauna of the village and see the field where the local honey is produced. Maisonnais has a small lake where you can enjoy a picnic after your walk.

It is 6 kilometers from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake where you can hire pedalos in the summer and enjoy a meal overlooking the lake.

It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord with its charming narrow streets and sunny squares.