Mauzé-Thouarsais
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| local community | Thouars | |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Deux-Sèvres | |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 79100 | |
| Former INSEE code | 79171 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.mauze-thouarsais-rigne.fr/ | |
Mauzé-Thouarsais is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of Thouars with 2,148 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The inhabitants are called Mauzéens .
geography
Mauzé-Thouarsais is located about four kilometers west of Thouars in the Anjou wine-growing region . The Argenton River limits the Commune déléguée to the north and north-west. The community of Mauzé-Thouarsais was surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Bouillé-Saint-Paul in the north and north-west,
- Loretz-d'Argenton with Argenton-l'Église in the north,
- Sainte-Radegonde in the northeast,
- Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars in the east,
- Saint-Jean-de-Thouars to the east and south-east,
- Luzay in the southeast,
- Luché-Thouarsais in the south and southwest,
- Coulonges-Thouarsais in the southwest,
- Argentonnay with Moutiers-sous-Argenton to the west and south-west,
- Massais in the west and northwest.
history
In 1973 the previously independent municipality of Rigné was attached to the municipality of Mauzé-Thouarsais.
On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Mauzé-Thouarsais was merged with Missé , Sainte-Radegonde and Thouars to form the Commune nouvelle Thouars. Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée. The municipality of Mauzé-Thouarsais belonged to the Arrondissement Bressuire and was part of the canton of Thouars (until 2015: canton of Thouars-2 ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,786 | 1,735 | 1,625 | 1,771 | 1.926 | 1,989 | 2,034 | 2.144 |
Attractions
- Several dolmens (Saint-Père, Champ de la Salle and Pile Verte)
- Old Benedictine monastery in the hamlet of La Capinière
- Church in Mauzé from the 19th century
- Le Pressoir Bachelier Castle, Monument historique since 1933
- House Laudairie
- Park Challon
- Etang de Juigny
Church in Mauzé
Saint-Hilaire church in Rigné
House Laudairie
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Viticulture
The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .
