Curçay-sur-Dive
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| Curçay-sur-Dive | |
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  Curçay-sur-Dive | |
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Curçay-sur-Dive | |
| Coordinates: 47°00′45″N 0°03′20″W / 47.0125°N 0.0556°WCoordinates: 47°00′45″N 0°03′20″W / 47.0125°N 0.0556°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Châtellerault |
| Canton | Les Trois-Moutiers |
| Intercommunality | Pays Loudunais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bruno Lefebvre |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 15.79 km2 (6.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 244 |
| • Population2 Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86090 / 86120 |
| Elevation |
39–122 m (128–400 ft) (avg. 197 m or 646 ft) |
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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. | |
Curçay-sur-Dive is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.
History
Curçay grew up where the Dive could be forded; the ford was replaced at an early time by the Gallo-Roman bridge that in medieval times came to be ascribed to the intervention of Queen Blanche.
Demographics
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 227 | 287 | 216 | 245 | 257 | 217 | 244 |
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