Vienne Vienne may refer to:
Places
*Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne
*Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère
* Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise
* Vienne-en-Bessi ...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Nouvelle-Aquitaine () is the largest Regions of France, administrative region in France by area, spanning the west and southwest of Metropolitan France. The region was created in 2014 by the merging of Aquitaine, Limousin, and Poitou-Charentes ...
region in western France. The main landmark is the castle, built in the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise,
bishop of Poitiers
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Poitiers (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Metropolitae Pictaviensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse Metropolitain de Poitiers'') is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The archepiscopal see is in the city of ...
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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.
Population
Economy
Dissay is located between
Poitiers
Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...
and
Châtellerault
Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; ) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the residents are cal ...
. As of 2019, its labor force is of 1,617 active workers (activity rate: 79.9%).Population active, emploi et chômage en 2019 INSEE More than 80 merchants, artisans, industries and services are currently located in the town center and the two parks of the town.
Twin towns
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Madone
Madone (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,501 an ...