Blois-Vienne

Blois-Vienne
Blois-Vienne
Borough of Blois
	Blois-Vienne Church, dedicated to St Saturnin of Toulouse
	Coordinates: 47°20′44″N 1°12′06″E / 47.3455°N 1.2016°E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Blois-3
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6 km2)
Population (2019)
• Total	10,000
• Density	4,000/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Demonym(s)	Viennese; French: Viennois(e)
INSEE	41018
Postal code	41000

Blois-Vienne (French pronunciation: [blwavjɛn]), or merely Vienne for locals, is the common name given to the southern part of Blois, central France, separated from the rest of the city by the natural border of the Loire river. It corresponds to the subdistricts of St Saturnin, La Creusille, Les Métairies (college and cemetery) and La Vaquerie, but also include the hamlets of Bas-Rivière and Béjun, although these ones are now administratively attached to the neighboring commune of Chailles. In other words, it is now the left bank of the Loire in Blois.

Nowadays this borough (or district) of around 10,000 inhabitants is the physical heritage of the former village of Vienne-lez-Blois, which remained independent of the royal domain until the beginning of the 17th century, when it was attached to the city, first as a suburb, then as a district.