- Lusignan, Vienne
French commune
nomcommune=Lusignan
View of Lusignan
région=Poitou-Charentes
département=Vienne
arrondissement=Poitiers
canton=Lusignan(chef-lieu )
insee=86139
cp=86600
maire=René Gibault
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Pays Mélusin
longitude=0.123611111111
latitude=46.4355555556
alt moy=132 m
alt mini=99 m
alt maxi=159 m
hectares=3,782
km²=37.82
sans=2,677
date-sans=1999
dens=70
date-dens=1999Lusignan is a French town and commune, located in the department of
Vienne , in thePoitou-Charentes region, about 25km southwest ofPoitiers . The inhabitants are called "Mélusins" and "Mélusines".Geography
The town of Lusignan now has about 3,000 inhabitants. It is located on the road RN11 from
Poitiers toLa Rochelle . It is about 400km fromParis .River: La
Vonne Blason
The Blason of the
Lusignan familly of the kings of Cyprus became the blason of the city of Lusignan:Monuments
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Château de Lusignan - The largest castle of France.Famous people from Lusignan
* House of Lusignan
*Guy de Lusignan .Connétable deChypre (? - †1302 )
*Jacques Babinet , scientist.
*André Léo , (1824-1900), real name Léodile Béra, female writer.Gallery
External links
* [http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/lusignan.htm Office de tourisme de Lusignan]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=77992 Lusignan sur le site de l'Institut géographique national]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=86139&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Lusignan sur le site de l'Insee]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=33431&req=Lusignan Lusignan sur le site du Quid]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=860139 Localisation de Lusignan sur une carte de France et communes limitrophes]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=46.4355555555556&longitude=.123611111111111&zoom=8 Plan de Lusignan sur Mapquest]
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