Thouars

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Thouars
Coat of arms of Thouars
Thouars (France)
Thouars
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Deux-Sèvres
Arrondissement Bressuire
Canton Thouars (main town)
Community association Thouarsais
Coordinates 46 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′  N , 0 ° 13 ′  W
height 47-117 m
surface 81.48 km 2
Residents 13,990 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 172 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 79100
INSEE code 79329
Website http://www.thouars.fr/

Thouars is a French municipality with 13,990 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Deux-Sèvres in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the Arrondissement Bressuire and is the capital of the Canton of Thouars

geography

The city is located in the north of the Deux-Sèvres department on a plateau that dominates the Thouet River , a tributary of the Loire . Neighboring cities are: Bressuire , Parthenay , Saumur , Loudun .

history

On January 1, 2019, the municipality of Thouars was merged with Missé , Sainte-Radegonde and Mauzé-Thouarsais to form the Commune nouvelle Thouars.

Population distribution and development

District former
INSEE code 		Area
(km²) 		Altitude (m) Population (Census)
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 1 2008 2 2011 1 2013 2 2016 3
Mauzé-Thouarsais 79170 49.53 49-120 1,474 1,460 1,625 1,771 1.926 1,988 2,639 2.711 2,790 2,755 2,788
Missé 79178 12.34 47-117 530 487 487 682 806 827 850 878 855 841 821
Sainte-Radegonde 79292 7.52 43-111 7.96 1,130 1,810 1,984 2,020 2,027 1,973 1,959 1.937 1,901 1,828
Thouars 79329 12.09 47-117 11,257 11,787 12,141 11,498 10,905 10,656 10,256 9,853 9,622 9,302 9.213
Thouars 79329 81.48 14,057 14,864 16,063 15,935 15,657 15,498 15,718 15,401 15.204 14,799 14,667
1 Data from INSEE (RP2006, RP2011, RP2016)
2 Data from INSEE (RP2008, RP2013)
3 Data from INSEE
• other data from Cassini
The (total) population of the municipality of Thouars was calculated by adding the individual districts, i. H. of the former independent municipalities determined

Attractions

Thouars Castle
Thouars - Tour Prince des Galles
  • The Thouars Castle (1635-1638) was the seat of the Dukes of La Trémoille and in 1870 to the prison and, later, to this day, for college.
  • The city walls, Remparts and towers originally date from the 12th and 13th centuries, but have been renewed and rebuilt again and again:
    • The Tour du Prince de Galles was temporarily used to store grain supplies.
    • The mighty Porte au Prévôt is bordered on the sides by two semicircular protruding towers.
  • The church of St-Médard has a facade in the Poitevin style with a mighty side tower and a beautiful north portal
  • In the former abbey church of St-Laon is the grave of Margaret of Scotland , the first wife of Louis XI.
  • The Hôtel particulier Tyndo is a city palace from the end of the 15th century; it was declared a monument historique in 1882 .
  • In the old town streets of Thouars there are still some half-timbered houses with brick infills.
  • The Musée Henri Barré shows many exhibits on art and handicrafts from the 19th century (pictures, ceramics, furniture).
  • The Monpalais necropolis is to the southeast of the town .

  • St Medard Church, facade

  • St Medard Church, nave

  • St-Laon Church, facade

  • Church of St-Laon, nave

Viticulture

The place is located in the Anjou wine region .

Others

After the city and the nearby fossil record, the geological age of is Toarcian (183.0 to 175.6 million years v. Chr.), One of the four sections of the Lower Jurassic named.

Personalities

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Thouars  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Populations légales 2006 & 2011 & 2016
  2. ↑ Populations légales 2008 & 2013
  3. ^ File of the Deux-Sèvres Department - Census (Recensement de la population) 2016
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui - Index par département