Vienne




This article is about a department of France. For the city in France, see Vienne, Isère. For other uses, see Vienne (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Vienna.

Department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France








































































Vienne

Department

Prefecture building of the Vienne department, in Poitiers

Prefecture building of the Vienne department, in Poitiers



Coat of arms of Vienne
Coat of arms


Location of Vienne in France
Location of Vienne in France

Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°30′E / 46.500°N 0.500°E / 46.500; 0.500Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°30′E / 46.500°N 0.500°E / 46.500; 0.500
Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Prefecture
Poitiers
Subprefectures
Châtellerault
Montmorillon
Government
 • President of the General Council
Claude Bertaud
Area1
 • Total
6,990 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total
431,248
 • Rank
56th
 • Density
62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number
86
Arrondissements
3
Cantons
19
Communes
274

^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Vienne (French pronunciation: ​[vjɛn]) is a department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Politics


  • 3 Religion


  • 4 Tourism and sights


  • 5 Economy


  • 6 International relations


  • 7 Gallery


  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





History


Established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution, Vienne is one of the original 83 departments. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry, the latter being a part of the Duchy of Aquitaine until the 15th century.


The original Acadians, who settled in and around what is now Nova Scotia, left Vienne for North America after 1604. Kennedy (2014) argues that the emigrants carried to Canada their customs and social structure. They were frontier peoples, who dispersed their settlements based on kinship. They optimized use of farmland and emphasized trading for a profit. They were hierarchical and politically active.[1]



Politics


Édith Cresson, France's first woman Prime Minister from 1991-1992, was a deputy (MP) for the department.


It has three arrondissements : Poitiers, the prefecture, and the subprefectures Châtellerault and Montmorillon.



Religion


The capital Poitiers is the see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers, which pastorally serves the department.



Tourism and sights


The most famous tourist sites include 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 in Romagne & the Crocodile Planet in Civaux.



Economy


Goat cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.



International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Vienne has a partnership relationship with:








  • Germany Esslingen am Neckar, Germany


  • England Berkshire, England


  • Finland Oulu[2]


  • Poland Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland


  • China Shenzhen, China, since 1993[3][4][5]


  • Italy Udine, Italy


  • Slovenia Velenje, Slovenia


Gallery






  • Notre-Dame of Poitiers







  • Saint-Martin-l'Ars







  • Romagne







  • Blanzay







  • Tympan of the church of Civray






See also



  • Communes of the Vienne department

  • Cantons of the Vienne department

  • Arrondissements of the Vienne department

  • Anjou wine



References





  1. ^ Gregory M.W. Kennedy. Something of a Peasant Paradise? Comparing Rural Societies in Acadie and the Loudunais, 1604-1755 (MQUP, 2014)


  2. ^ "Partneri- ja kummikaupungit (Partnership and twinning cities)". Oulun kaupunki (City of Oulu) (in Finnish). Retrieved 2013-07-27..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ 友好城市 (Friendly cities) Archived 2012-05-31 at WebCite, 市外办 (Foreign Affairs Office), 2008-03-22. (Translation by Google Translate.)


  4. ^ 国际友好城市一览表 (International Friendship Cities List) Archived 2012-05-31 at WebCite, 2011-01-20. (Translation by Google Translate.)


  5. ^ 友好交流 (Friendly exchanges) Archived 2014-03-31 at WebCite, 2011-09-13. (Translation by Google Translate.)




External links



  • (in English) French Vienne Tourism Agency


  • (in French) General Council website
















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