Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Commune
The main square in Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Coat of arms
Location of Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire
Coordinates: 45°42′47″N 0°41′26″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Rochechouart
Canton	Rochechouart
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Annie Brandie
Area 1	31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	381
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87091 /87440
Elevation	165–306 m (541–1,004 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (Occitan: Maisonès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Tourism

It is a pretty little village with a sixteenth-century church that has a square steeple. It also has a village shop, a school, a town hall, a small post office and of course the obligatory cemetery. There is a self-guided walk detailed on the notice board just beyond the church enabling you to enjoy the flora and fauna of the village and see the field where the local honey is produced. Maisonnais has a small lake where you can enjoy a picnic after your walk.

It is 6 kilometres from the nearest small town, Saint-Mathieu which has a variety of shops and bars and a tennis court, as well as a swimming lake where you can hire pedalos in the summer and enjoy a meal overlooking the lake.

It is central to three capital cities, Angoulème the capital of the Charente, with its famous cartoon museum; Limoges the capital of the Limousin, famous for its history of porcelain manufacture and Périgueux the capital of the Périgord with its charming narrow streets and sunny squares.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department