Tancoigné
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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 ° 24 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49310 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49342 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Tancoigné is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Lys-Haut-Layon with 337 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Tancoignéens .
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. The municipality of Tancoigné belonged to the arrondissement of Cholet and the canton of Cholet-2 (until 2015: canton Vihiers ).
geography
Tancoigné is located about 38 kilometers south-southeast of Angers in the Mauges .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | 273 | 250 | 257 | 251 | 221 | 285 | 348 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- 19th century church Saint-Pierre
- Augustinian priory of Saint-Pierre from the 16th century
- Several windmills
Viticulture
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. 1351.
