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Country
  
France

Department
  
Vienne

Intercommunality
  
Pays Mélusin

Area
  
37.82 km²

Arrondissement
  
Poitiers

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Lusignan

Population (2006)
  
2,622

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:20 AM

Lusignan, Vienne

Weather
  
7°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 96% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of 86600 Lusignan, France

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.

River: La Vonne

Monuments

  • Château de Lusignan - The largest castle of France.

    • Personalities

  • House of Lusignan
  • Guy de Lusignan. Connétable de Chypre (? - † 1302)
  • Jacques Babinet, scientist.
  • André Léo, (1824–1900), real name Léodile Béra, female writer.

    • References

    Lusignan, Vienne Wikipedia
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