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Location within Poitou-Charentes region
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Country | France |
Region | Poitou-Charentes |
Department | Vienne |
Arrondissement | Poitiers |
Canton | Lusignan |
Intercommunality | Pays Mélusin |
Mayor | René Gibault (2001–2008) |
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Elevation | 99–159 m (325–522 ft) (avg. 132 m/433 ft) |
Land area1 | 37.82 km2 (14.60 sq mi) |
Population2 | 2,622 (2006) |
- Density | 69 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 86139/ 86600 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Lusignan is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. It lies 25 km southwest of Poitiers. The inhabitants are called Mélusins and Mélusines.
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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.
River: La Vonne