Gençay

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Gençay

Total population

1,708

Elevation105 m

Land area4.74 km²

Coordinates46.37°, 0.40°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gençay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The inhabitants are called Gencéens.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Michel Brunet

French paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1940-)

Camille-Albert de Briey

French Catholic priest

Edmond Thiaudière

French philosopher

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Jean-Jacques Chevrier

French ethnologist

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Pierre Andrault

French politician

P

Pierre Thillet

French university teacher (1918–2015)

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Raymond Susset

French politician (1895–1991)

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Géraud Michel de Pierredon

French writer and diplomat (1916–2006)

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Gaston Dupont

French politician (1872-1953)

E

Ernest Laffay

J

Jules de La Martinière

French archivist and historian (1875-1942)

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Aude Moreau

French artist (born 1969)

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Emmanuel-Marie-Ange de Briey

Roman Catholic bishop (1828-1909)

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Paul Clerfeuille

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Gaston Chauvineau

French official

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

• Nouaillé-Maupertuis
  9.4 mi away · pop. 2,926
• Coulombiers
  12.9 mi away · pop. 1,136
• Jardres
  15.6 mi away · pop. 1,260
• Buxerolles
  15.7 mi away · pop. 10,105
• Rouillé
  17.6 mi away · pop. 2,510
• Migné-Auxances
  18 mi away · pop. 6,197
• Availles-Limouzine
  21 mi away · pop. 1,262
• Vouillé
  21.6 mi away · pop. 3,693
• Lauthiers
  22.2 mi away · pop. 68
• Paizay-le-Sec
  22.7 mi away · pop. 466
• Ayron
  25.2 mi away · pop. 1,088
• Naintré
  27.2 mi away · pop. 5,944

Browse all places in Nouvelle-Aquitaine →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Official Identifiers