Vienne

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Vienne
Prefectur biggin o the Vienne depairtment, in Poitiers
Prefectur biggin o the Vienne depairtment, in Poitiers
Coat of airms o Vienne
Coat airms
Location o Vienne in Fraunce
Location o Vienne in Fraunce
Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°30′E / 46.500°N 0.500°E / 46.500; 0.500Coordinates: 46°30′N 00°30′E / 46.500°N 0.500°E / 46.500; 0.500
KintraFraunce
RegionPoitou-Charentes
PrefecturPoitiers
SubprefectursChâtellerault
Montmorillon
Govrenment
 • Preses o the General CooncilClaude Bertaud
Area
 • Total6990 km2 (2,700 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total421,891
 • Rank56t
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Depairtment nummer86
Arrondissements3
Cantons19
Communes281
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, an lochs, ponds, an glaciers lairger nor 1 km2

Vienne (French pronunciation: ​[vjɛn]) is a depairtment in the Poitou-Charentes region o Fraunce named efter the river Vienne.