Quinçay

Quinçay
The church in Quincay The church in Quincay
Quinçay
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Quinçay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Vouillé
Intercommunality	Pays Vouglaisien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joseph Puaut
Area1	29.66 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	2,158
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86204 / 86190
Elevation	82–146 m (269–479 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft)
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.

Quinçay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Places of interest

• The castle of Masseuil (Château de Masseuil) is listed.

• The door of the Quinçay church has been listed in 1926.

• The wash-house on Auxance river

• The logis of Pré-Bernard.

• The fountain of Ringère

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE