Saint-Martin-la-Pallu[2] (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ la paly]) is a commune in the department of Vienne, western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Vendeuvre-du-Poitou (the seat), Blaslay, Charrais and Cheneché.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Varennes was merged into Saint-Martin-la-Pallu.[2]
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | |
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Commune | |
Location of Saint-Martin-la-Pallu ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°44′10″N 0°18′36″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Vienne |
Arrondissement | Poitiers |
Canton | Jaunay-Marigny |
Intercommunality | Haut-Poitou |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Henri Renaudeau |
Area 1 | 93.87 km2 (36.24 sq mi) |
Population | 5,578 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 86281 /86380 |
Elevation | 69–159 m (226–522 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The population data given in the table below refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2020.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,288 | — |
1975 | 3,143 | −0.64% |
1982 | 3,586 | +1.90% |
1990 | 3,900 | +1.05% |
1999 | 4,167 | +0.74% |
2007 | 4,815 | +1.82% |
2012 | 5,418 | +2.39% |
2017 | 5,546 | +0.47% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
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