Thouarcé
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| local community | Bellevigne-en-Layon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Angers | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 16 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49380 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49345 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Thouarcé is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Bellevigne-en-Layon with 1,957 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the communes of Champ-sur-Layon , Faveraye-Mâchelles , Faye-d'Anjou , Rablay-sur-Layon and Thouarcé were merged into a commune nouvelle called Bellevigne-en-Layon. The municipality of Thouarcé was part of the Arrondissement of Angers and the canton of Chemillé-Melay (until 2015: canton of Thouarcé ).
geography
Thouarcé is located about 25 kilometers south of Angers and about 30 kilometers west of Saumur , on the Layon River .
Viticulture
Thouarcé is home to one of the great dessert wines of the Loire wine region : the Bonnezeaux . However, certain wines can also be declared as Chaume .
See also
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1290-1292.
