the town hall and the school were built. During the World War II, the Luftwaffe bombed the train station on June 19, 1940, without causing any casualties. During the summer of 1944, the Allied air forces carried out numerous strafing operations: fighters patrolled the axes (railways, main roads) in search of targets of opportunity (German convoy, military train, camp, etc.). This is how Allied fighters machine-gunned the station on June 16. The population growth accelerated from 1968. The municipal boundaries changed in 1974 following the construction of the new university campus and the hospital center of Poitiers. From this date, the municipality, which was essentially rural until then, starts to urbanize. Population Points of interest Jardin botanique universitaire de Poitiers See also Communes of the Vienne department References Communes of Vienne