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Lusignan, Vienne
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lusignan |
| commune status | Commune |
| image coat of arms | Coat of Arms of the House of Lusignan (Kings of Cyprus).svg |
| image | Village of Lusignan.JPG |
| caption | A general view of Lusignan |
| arrondissement | Poitiers |
| canton | Lusignan |
| INSEE | 86139 |
| postal code | 86600 |
| mayor | Jean-Louis Ledeux |
| term | 2020–2026 |
| intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| coordinates | |
| elevation m | 132 |
| elevation min m | 99 |
| elevation max m | 159 |
| area km2 | 37.82 |
| population | |
| population date | |
| population footnotes |
|image coat of arms = Coat of Arms of the House of Lusignan (Kings of Cyprus).svg
Lusignan () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It lies 25 km southwest of Poitiers. The inhabitants are called Mélusins and Mélusines.
Geography
The town of Lusignan now has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is located on the road RN11 from Poitiers to La Rochelle. It is about 400 km from Paris. It belongs to the Poitiers arrondissement and the Lusignan canton.
Right north of the town flows the river Vonne, a tributary of the Clain.
History
Main article: Château de Lusignan
Between the 10th and 14th centuries, the history of the town fully overlaps with that of the House of Lusignan.
During the 16th century Lusignan is repeatedly involved in the French Wars of Religion between Huguenots and Catholics.
The city walls were dismantled by royal orders in the 17th century.
Population
|1968 |2564 |1975 |2777 |1982 |2855 |1990 |2749 |1999 |2677 |2007 |2637 |2012 |2631 |2017 |2649
Monuments
- Château de Lusignan – historical castle of which only very scant remains are left after being long used as a quarry and then fully dismantled in the 18th century
Personalities
- House of Lusignan
- Jacques Babinet – scientist
- André Léo (1824–1900) (real name Léodile Béra) – female writer
Gallery
File:Notre Dame et Saint-Junien de Lusignan.jpg|Church File:Notre Dame et Saint-Junien de Lusignan detail.jpg|Church (detail) File:Lusignan web Emmanuel Dissais.jpg|Church File:Portes-de-lusignan.jpg|Fortress File:Maison du XVem.jpg|XV century house
References
References
- (4 May 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
- [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-86139#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
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