Turquant

Turquant
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Canton	Saumur
Community association	Saumur Val de Loire
Coordinates	47 ° 13 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 13 '  N , 0 ° 2'  E
height	26-103 m
surface	7.86 km 2
Residents	576 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	73 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	49730
INSEE code	49358
Website	http://www.turquant.fr/

Turquant is a French municipality with 576 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire . Varennes-sur-Loire belongs to the Saumur arrondissement and is part of the Saumur canton (until 2015: Saumur-Sud canton ). The inhabitants are called the Turquantois .

geography

Turquant is located in the Anjou wine-growing region on the Loire . Turquant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Varennes-sur-Loire in the north and northeast, Montsoreau in the east, Fontevraud-l'Abbaye in the south and Parnay in the west.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
526	475	413	412	403	448	516	584
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Turquant

• Saint-Aubin church, historic monument since 1967
• La Fessardière castle from the 17th century
• La Chauvellière mansion, a historic monument since 1973
• La Vignoble mansion, a historic monument since 1968
• La Herpinière Mill, Monument historique since 1982
• Le Val Hulin windmill, a historic monument since 1963
• La Vignole pavilion, Monument historique since 1975

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  Saint-Aubin church

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  Le Val Hulin windmill

Viticulture

The place belongs to the Anjou wine region .

Personalities

• Abel Aubert Dupetit-Thouars (1793–1864), naval officer, circumnavigator

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1182-1185.

Web links

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