Torfou (Maine-et-Loire)
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| local community | Sèvremoine | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Cholet | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 7 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49660 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49350 | |
| Incorporation | December 15, 2015 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 Saint Martin Church |
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Torfou is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Sèvremoine with 2,224 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Torfousien (ne) s .
geography
Torfou is located about 17 kilometers west-southwest of Cholet in the Mauges countryside . The development of traffic takes place through the former Route nationale 149 (today's D949 / D149).
history
On September 19, 1793, there was a battle ( Battle of Torfou or Battle of Tiffauges ) between the republican troops against the rebels of the Vendée, who were outnumbered and won the day.
With effect from December 15, 2015, the municipalities of Le Longeron , Montfaucon-Montigné , La Renaudière , Roussay , Saint-André-de-la-Marche , Saint-Crespin-sur-Moine , Saint-Germain-sur-Moine , Saint- Macaire-en-Mauges , Tillières and Torfou from the former Communauté de communes de Moine et Sèvre merged to form a Commune nouvelle with the name Sèvremoine. The municipality of Torfou belonged to the Arrondissement of Cholet and the canton of Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges (until 2015: Montfaucon-Montigné ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 2,093 | 2,077 | 1,920 | 1,981 | 1,958 | 1.923 | 2,053 | 2.124 |
Attractions
- Megalith Pierre Tours
- Roman road on the Sèvre Nantaise
- Saint-Martin church, rebuilt in the 19th century
- Le Couboureau Castle, built in the 19th century
- Memorial column from 1826 to the Battle of Torfou in 1793
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 814-817.
