Quinçay

Quinçay
The church in Quincay
Quinçay
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Quinçay
Coordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E / 46.6072°N 0.2372°ECoordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E / 46.6072°N 0.2372°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Vouillé
Intercommunality	Pays Vouglaisien
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Joseph Puaut
Area^1	29.66 km^2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,158
• Density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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