Fougeré (Maine-et-Loire)
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| local community | Baugé-en-Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ′ N , 0 ° 9 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49143 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Fougeré is a town and commune Déléguée in the French commune of Baugé-en-Anjou with 771 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
geography
Fougeré is located north of Baugé on the border with the Sarthe department in an area characterized by agriculture and forestry. The town center is surrounded by two streams. The district rises to the south and has three distinctive elevations from 70 to 90 m high. The nearest major city is La Flèche , eleven kilometers to the northwest . Six departmental streets cross in Fougeré.
history
From 1790 Fougeré was the capital of a canton for a short time, which was then added to the canton Baugé in 1801.
With effect from January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Bocé , Chartrené , Cheviré-le-Rouge , Clefs-Val-d'Anjou , Cuon , Échemiré , Fougeré , Le Guédeniau and Saint-Quentin-lès-Beaurepaire became part of the existing Commune nouvelle Baugé-en-Anjou integrated. The municipality of Fougeré belonged to the Arrondissement of Saumur and the canton of Beaufort-en-Vallée (until 2015: canton of Baugé-en-Anjou ).
Culture and sights
Fougeré has a medieval town center. The Romanesque church of St. Etienne from the 11th century, located in the center of the old core, has one of the twisted spiers typical of the area, as it is in some other places in the Baugeois (e.g. Le Vieil-Baugé , Fontaine-Guérin ) can be found. The choir from the beginning of the 13th century is one of the most beautiful in Anjou . The paintings are originally from the 15th century and were revised by Grandin de Tours in the 16th century . The 16th century Château des Gastines can also be visited. A wealth of other secular and sacred buildings from different epochs are also worth seeing.
Leisure and Tourism
For the typical boules game of the area, the Boule de Fort , there is also a special facility in Fougeré.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 250-252.
