Fontaine-Guérin
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| local community | Les Bois d'Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ′ N , 0 ° 11 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49250 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49138 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Fontaine-Guérin Church |
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Fontaine-Guérin is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Les Bois d'Anjou with 991 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Brion , Fontaine-Guérin and Saint-Georges-du-Bois were merged into a Commune nouvelle called Les Bois d'Anjou. The municipality of Fontaine-Guérin belonged to the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée .
geography
Fontaine-Guérin is located in the northeast of the Maine-et-Loire department in an agricultural area that is also called Baugeois after the small town of Baugé . The Couasnon flows past to the west of the village . 650 hectares of municipal area are covered with forest. The place is part of the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .
Economy and Transport
economy
Despite its small population, Fontaine-Guérin has a few basic supply shops and various craft businesses. The large campsite and its surroundings are also an economic factor. There is also a factory that specializes in the production of windshields for large vehicles. Agriculture and the processing of agricultural products are still dominant. Fontaine-Guérin is the leading European market for millet processing . There are also several specialty companies for seed production. Dairy farming rounds off the agricultural spectrum.
traffic
Fontaine-Guérin is located on the departmental road D 144, which connects the towns of Baugé and Beaufort-en-Vallée , and on the D 211. 1.5 km south of the town there is an exit from the A 85 .
Culture and sights
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Les Bois d'Anjou
- The nave of the Romanesque church of St. Martin de Vertou dates from the 11th, the choir from the 12th century. Major changes were made during a restoration around 1875. The church has one of the twisted spiers typical of the area, as can be found in some other places in the Baugeois (e.g. Le Vieil-Baugé , Pontigné ). However, it is the only one of these churches in which the tower is turned to the right, in all others the tower is turned to the left. The rich furnishings include two paintings from the 15th century from the German painting school and an altarpiece from the 16th century, which the church received from the Musée des Beaux Arts in Angers .
- Restored former wash house
- Well-preserved Stone Age dolmens can be found in the forest below the village
Leisure and Tourism
The typical boules game of the area, the boule de fort , is also run by two clubs in Fontaine-Guérin. - In addition to the varied landscape, a tourist plus point is the modern campsite, which is also very popular with foreigners. There is a natural swimming pool right next to it. Various circular hiking trails are marked around Fontaine-Guérin. Every year, on the 2nd Sunday in August, the Drescherfest takes place, at which earlier agricultural activities are presented in historical clothing and with historical implements.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 292-292.
