Vienne
| Vienne | |||
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Poitou-Charentes | ||
| Prefecture | Poitiers | ||
| Subprefectures | Châtellerault Montmorillon |
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| Government | |||
| - President of the General Council | Claude Bertaud | ||
| Area1 | |||
| - Total | 6,990 km2 (2,698.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 421,891 | ||
| - Rank | 56th | ||
| - Density | 60.4/km2 (156.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Department number | 86 | ||
| Arrondissements | 3 | ||
| Cantons | 38 | ||
| Communes | 281 | ||
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |||
Vienne (French pronunciation: [vjɛn]) is a département of France, named after the river Vienne.
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Viennese History
Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry. The original Acadians who settled in Nova Scotia and what is today other maritime provines of Canada, left Vienne for North America after 1604.
Viennese economy
Goat cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.
Tourism and Sights
The French Vienne department is known as "The land of Futuroscope" Among the most famous tourist sites: the Futuroscope theme park, Poitiers (city of Art and History), the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, the animal parks of Monkey's Valley & Crocodile Planet.
See also
- Viennese Cantons
- Communes of the Vienne department
- Council of Vienne (1311–1312)
- Viennese Arrondissements
- Anjou wine
External links
- (English) French Vienne Tourism Agency
- (French) General Council website
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