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Vienne - Definition

This article is about the French département. For the city, see Vienne, Isère.
Vienne
Coat of Arms de la Vienne
Details
Information
Number86
RegionPoitou-Charentes
PrefecturePoitiers
SubprefecturesChâtellerault
Montmorillon
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 56th


399,024


57 /km²
Area6,990 km²
Arrondissements3
Cantons38
Communes281
President of the
general council
XX
Location
Location of de la Vienne in France

Vienne is a département of France, located in the center of the country, named after the Vienne River.

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History

The département of Vienne was formed in 1790 from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry.

Geography

Vienne is bounded by the départements of Indre-et-Loire on the north and northeast, Indre on the east, Haute-Vienne on the southeast, Charente on the south, Deux-Sèvres on the west, and Maine-et-Loire on the northwest.

The principal rivers are the Vienne and the Charente.

Economy

Cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.

Demographics

Culture

The church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, is located in the Vienne.

Miscellaneous topics

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Vienne - Example Usage

Arc111111: En revanche, je trouve que la vie se régénère bien trop vite. Deux barils vienne de m'exploser à la gueule. 10 secs après : Full vie. ><
mange_six_kiwis: @Imane_Duchemin J-1 (faut que tu vienne, sinan je vais trop me faire iéch!
Ssica92: @christie_gg La mère lui parle comme un chien. La petite embête les vieux, elle bave partout. On a prié pour pas qu'elle vienne vers nous!!!
FUCKYOU_iMTAKEN: RT @Roxane_Gray: Les gens qui vienne avec des instrumen de musique au lycee sa va 2minute (violon,guitare etc)
florianedu67: RT @kamelbentot: A tout les gens qui vienne a la 1er de @MPOFFICIAL #ALaPoursuiteDuBonheurTour preparé vos yeux paske ca va etre LOURD! POKOTEAM LEGGGOO DAY1
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