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
The keep of the eleventh century castle, in Migné-Auxances
Coat of arms of Migné-Auxances
Location of Migné-Auxances
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Migné-Auxances is located in France
Migné-Auxances
Migné-Auxances
Migné-Auxances is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Migné-Auxances
Coordinates: 46°37′39″N 0°18′52″E / 46.6275°N 0.3144°E / 46.6275; 0.3144
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonMigné-Auxances
IntercommunalityCU Grand Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Florence Jardin[1]
Area
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28.96 km2 (11.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,197
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86158 /86440
Elevation65–143 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

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Apparition of a cross on December 17, 1826

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE