Quinçay

Quinçay (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃sɛ]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Quinçay
The church in Quincay
Location of Quinçay
Quinçay
Quinçay
Coordinates: 46°36′26″N 0°14′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonVouneuil-sous-Biard
IntercommunalityHaut-Poitou
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Philippe Brault
Area
1
29.66 km2 (11.45 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
2,160
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86204 /86190
Elevation82–146 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.

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

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