| Vienne | |
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| Coat of Arms of Vienne | |
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| Administration | |
| Department number: | 86 |
| Region: | Poitou-Charentes |
| Prefecture: | Poitiers |
| Subprefectures: | Châtellerault Montmorillon |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 38 |
| Communes: | 281 |
| President of the General Council: | Claude Bertaud |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 56th |
| -1999 | 399,024 |
| Population density: | 57/km2 |
| Land area¹: | 6990 km2 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2. | |
Vienne is a département of France, named after the river Vienne.
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Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou, Touraine, and Berry.
Goat cheese making is an important industry of Vienne.
The French Vienne department is known as "The land of Futuroscope" Among the most famous tourist sites: the Futuroscope theme park, Poitiers (city of Art and History), the Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, a UNESCO world heritage site, the animal parks of Monkey's Valley & Crocodile Planet.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°30′E / 46.5°N 0.5°E
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