Tiffauges
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Vendée | |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
| Community association | Pays de Mortagne | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| height | 42-113 m | |
| surface | 9.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,588 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 160 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 85130 | |
| INSEE code | 85293 | |
 Church and castle |
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Tiffauges is a French commune with 1588 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Vendée department of the Pays de la Loire region .
geography
The city is located on the banks of the Sèvre Nantaise , at the confluence of the left tributary Crûme .
history
Tiffauges is named after the typhals .
In the 11th century Tiffauges became a fiefdom of the Counts of Thouars. Geoffroy von Thouars built the castle in the 12th century.
Catherine de Thouars married Gilles de Rais in 1420 . This killed boys in the castle and was therefore executed. Catherine de Thouars married Jean II. De Vendôme, vidame de Chartres.
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Tiffauges
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Vendée. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-118-X , pp. 598-604.
Web links
Commons : Tiffauges - collection of images, videos and audio files
