Vienne | |
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Coordinates: 45°31′20″N 4°50′43″E / 45.5221°N 4.8453°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Prefecture | Poitiers |
Subprefectures | Châtellerault Montmorillon |
Government | |
• President of the Departmental Council | Alain Pichon[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 6,990 km2 (2,700 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 439,385 |
• Rank | 56th |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 86 |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 19 |
Communes | 266 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |
Vienne (French pronunciation: [vjɛn] vyen; Poitevin-Saintongeais: Viéne) is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.[3]