Vihiers
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| local community | Lys-Haut-Layon | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saumur | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ′ N , 0 ° 32 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49310 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49373 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Vihiers is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Lys-Haut-Layon with 2,255 inhabitants (as of 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 municipalities of Les Cerqueux-sous-Passavant , La Fosse-de-Tigné , Nueil-sur-Layon , Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois , Tancoigné , Tigné , Trémont , Vihiers , and Le Voide were closed a Commune nouvelle with the name Lys-Haut-Layon merged. The municipality of Vihiers was part of the Saumur arrondissement and the Cholet-2 canton (until 2015: Les Ponts-de-Cé ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 1,847 | 1,877 | 3,709 | 4,090 | 4.131 | 3,992 | 4.177 |
Attractions
- Le Coudray-Montbault Castle in Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois, built in the 16th and 18th centuries. Century, Monument historique
- Former Saint-Jacques chapel of the priory, built from the 12th century, Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 1355-1367.
Web links
Commons : Vihiers - collection of images, videos and audio files
