Dissay

Dissay
Castle of Dissay
Coat of arms
Dissay
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Dissay
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux
Intercommunality	Val Vert du Clain
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Louis Remblier
Area1	23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Population (2007)2	2,912
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dissay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Shield

The main landmark is the castle, built in the 15th century by Pierre d'Amboise, bishop of Poitiers.

Castle

History

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.

Economy

Dissay has a geographic location on the Poitiers-Chatellerault axis. Its labor force is of 1506 active workers (activity rate: 78.2%). More than 80 merchants, artisans, industries and services are currently located in the town center and the two parks of the town.

Twin towns

• Madone, Italy

Castle

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE