Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔnɛ syʁ taʁdwaʁ], literally Maisonnais on Tardoire; Occitan: Maisonès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
The main square in Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
The main square in Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Coat of arms of Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Location of Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
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Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire is located in France
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Coordinates: 45°42′47″N 0°41′26″E / 45.7131°N 0.6906°E / 45.7131; 0.6906
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementRochechouart
CantonRochechouart
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raoul Rechignac[1]
Area
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31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
381
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87091 /87440
Elevation165–306 m (541–1,004 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tourism

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It is a pretty little village with a sixteenth-century church that has a square steeple. It also has a village shop, a school, a town hall, a small post office and a cemetery.

It is 6 kilometres from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake.

It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord.

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.