La Tessoualle
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Canton | Cholet-2 | |
| Community association | Agglomération du Choletais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 51 ′ W | |
| height | 72-164 m | |
| surface | 21.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 49280 | |
| INSEE code | 49343 | |
| Website | http://www.latessoualle.com/ | |
La Tessoualle is a French commune with a population of 3,198 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Cholet and the canton of Cholet-2 (until 2015: canton of Cholet-3 ). The inhabitants are called Tessouallais .
geography
La Tessoualle is located about six kilometers south-southeast of Cholet in the Mauges . The Moine flows through the municipality and is dammed here to form the Lac du Verdon. La Tessoualle is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cholet in the north and west, Maulévrier in the east, Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes in the southeast and Mauléon in the south and southeast.
The national route 249 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,517 | 1,648 | 2,052 | 2,677 | 2,781 | 2,941 | 3,023 | 3,092 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Church, built in 1820 after the old church burned down in 1794
- Dam wall and lake Verdon
- Wash house from 1899
Personalities
- André Mocquereau (1849–1930), Benedictine monk and music theorist
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Zwiefalten in Baden-Württemberg since 1973.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 538-539.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in La Tessoualle in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture