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

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Dissay
Commune
Castle of Dissay
Location of Dissay
Dissay
Dissay
Coordinates: 46°42′06″N 0°25′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonJaunay-Marigny
IntercommunalityCU Grand Poitiers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel François
Area
1
23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
3,255
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86095 /86130
Elevation60–144 m (197–472 ft)
(avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The main landmark is the castle, built in the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers.

Castle
Castle

History


Human settlement in the territory of Dissay dates back millennia: a single grave in Poitou-Charentes dates back to 4300 BC. Gallo-Roman houses spring up along the Roman road that links Saintes to Poitiers Tours. The territory of Dissay is arranged like an axis, with this road as one of the lines. Tradition maintains the "Roman road" as a recurring term for that road.


Economy


Dissay has a geographic location on the PoitiersChâtellerault axis. Its labor force is of 1506 active workers (activity rate: 78.2%). More than 80 merchants, artisans, industries and services are currently located in the town center and the two parks of the town.


Twin towns


Castle
Castle

See also



References


  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.





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