La Fosse-de-Tigné
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| local community | Lys-Haut-Layon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ′ N , 0 ° 26 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49540 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49142 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
La Fosse-de-Tigné is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Lys-Haut-Layon with 239 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality of La Fosse-de-Tigné belonged to the arrondissement Cholet and the canton Cholet-2 (until 2015: canton Vihiers ). The inhabitants are called Fosséens .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the communes of Les Cerqueux-sous-Passavant , La Fosse-de-Tigné , Nueil-sur-Layon , Tancoigné , Tigné , Trémont and Vihiers from the former Communauté de communes du Vihiersois-Haut-Layon were closed a Commune nouvelle with the name Lys-Haut-Layon merged.
geography
La Fosse-de-Tigné is located about 42 kilometers south-southeast of Angers in the Mauges .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 265 | 255 | 226 | 248 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 231 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- 11th century Saint-Hilaire priory, 19th century renovations
- Le Haut Marmande fortress from the 15th century
- La Petit Ville mansion from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- Mansion Les Roches Chapelain from the 15th / 16th centuries century
- Several windmills
economy
The wines of the Coteaux-du-Layon appellations are mainly grown here in the Anjou wine-growing region .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , p. 1326.
