Vouillé, Vienne
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Location within Poitou-Charentes region  Vouillé | ||
| Coordinates: 46°38′29″N 0°10′11″E / 46.6414°N 0.1697°ECoordinates: 46°38′29″N 0°10′11″E / 46.6414°N 0.1697°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes | |
| Department | Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers | |
| Canton | Vouillé | |
| Intercommunality | Pays Vouglaisien | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Jordan | |
| Area1 | 33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,266 | |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86294 / 86190 | |
| Elevation |
97–155 m (318–509 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Vouillé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France. Inhabitants are known in French as Vouglaisiens.
The Battle of Vouillé or Vouglé (from Latin Campus Vogladensis) was fought in the northern marches of Visigothic territory, at Vouillé, Vienne, (Gaul), in the spring of 507 between the Franks commanded by Clovis and the Visigoths of Alaric II, the conqueror of Spain.
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