Dissay

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Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Dissay
Commune
Castle of Dissay Castle of Dissay
Coat of arms of Dissay Coat of arms
Location of Dissay Map
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Coordinates: 46°42′06′′N 0°25′57′′E / 46.7017°N 0.4325°E / 46.7017; 0.4325
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Jaunay-Marigny
Intercommunality	CU Grand Poitiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel François^[1]
Area ¹	23.71 km² (9.15 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	3,143
• Density	130/km² (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86095 /86130
Elevation	60–144 m (197–472 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dissay (French pronunciation: [disɛ] ) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. The main landmark is the castle, built in the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers.

Castle

History

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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

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,436	—
1975	1,745	+2.82%
1982	2,464	+5.05%
1990	2,498	+0.17%
1999	2,634	+0.59%
2007	2,912	+1.26%
2012	3,143	+1.54%
2017	3,233	+0.57%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Economy

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Dissay is located between Poitiers and Châtellerault. As of 2019, its labor force is of 1,617 active workers (activity rate: 79.9%).^[4] More than 80 merchants, artisans, industries and services are currently located in the town center and the two parks of the town.