Migné-Auxances (French pronunciation: [miɲe ozãs]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Migné-Auxances | |
|---|---|
 The keep of the eleventh century castle, in Migné-Auxances | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Migné-Auxances  | |
  Migné-Auxances  Migné-Auxances | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′39″N 0°18′52″E / 46.6275°N 0.3144°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Migné-Auxances |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Florence Jardin[1] |
| Area 1 | 28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,197 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86158 /86440 |
| Elevation | 65–143 m (213–469 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
On 17 December 1826, the village of Migné witnesses the appearance of a luminous cross in the sky, in front of more than 2000 people gathered on the occasion of the planting of a cross in the village cemetery. Standing about fifty meters above the ground, lying in the direction of the West, about forty yards in length, it was visible from seventeen to seventeen. His presence was predicted seven years before his appearance by the abbot Suffrant (1755-1828), parish priest of Maumusson (Loire-Inferieure) and an ecclesiastic M. Vrindts.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,052 | — |
| 1975 | 3,691 | +2.75% |
| 1982 | 4,230 | +1.97% |
| 1990 | 5,000 | +2.11% |
| 1999 | 5,805 | +1.67% |
| 2007 | 5,969 | +0.35% |
| 2012 | 5,957 | −0.04% |
| 2017 | 6,071 | +0.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Migné-Auxances.