Tiffauges
Tiffauges | ||
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Commune | ||
Church and chateau of Tiffauges | ||
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Tiffauges Location within Pays de la Loire region Tiffauges | ||
Coordinates: 47°00′52″N 1°06′36″W / 47.0144°N 1.11°WCoordinates: 47°00′52″N 1°06′36″W / 47.0144°N 1.11°W | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Vendée | |
Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon | |
Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de Communes du Pays de Mortagne | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Blanchet | |
Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,502 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 85293 /85130 | |
Elevation | 42–113 m (138–371 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Tiffauges is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
Gilles de Rais owned the local fortress.
It is the location of a battle between the French Republican troops and the royalists during the War in the Vendée during the French Revolution on September 19, 1793.
See also
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