Tigné

Part of Lys-Haut-Layon in Pays de la Loire, France

Location of Tigné

47°12′05″N 0°25′38″W / 47.2014°N 0.4272°W / 47.2014; -0.4272CountryFranceRegionPays de la LoireDepartmentMaine-et-LoireArrondissementCholetCantonCholet-2CommuneLys-Haut-Layon Area

16.78 km² (6.48 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

728 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Demonym(s)Tignéen, TignéenneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

49540

Elevation37–98 m (121–322 ft)
(avg. 59 m or 194 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tigné (French pronunciation: [tiɲe] ^ⓘ) is a small village, administratively a former commune, in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On January 1, 2016 it became a delegated commune within the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.^[2] Wines produced in the commune carry the protected name Coteaux-du-Layon.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon on its north side. The river creates a natural boundary with the neighboring village, Martigné-Briand. It is located in the "Couloir du Layon", a geographical area composed of winelands along the Layon river, a tributary of the Loire. Attached administratively to Saumur, Tigné borders the Pays des Mauges and the Saumurois.

Population

The village currently^[when?] has about 770 inhabitants.

Cultural and architectural heritage

Buildings in Tigné classified as Historical Monuments:

Chapelle Sainte-Anne, 12 and 17th centuries, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 17 July 1926.
Château du Grand-Riou, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 19 May 1988 for the remaining ruins. Built in the 15th century and partially destroyed by fire in 1792, the château remains in ruins.
Manoir Saint-Jacques Saint-Jean, la Roche Coutant, 16th and 17th centuries, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 23 January 1989.

Other buildings of historical and cultural interest:

Château de Tigné, château and winelands from the 14th and 19th centuries, property of the French actor and winemaker Gérard Depardieu since 1989.
Eglise Saint-Pierre, Roman Catholic Church built between 1860 and 1863. Its stained glass windows are a major feature.

References

^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-02-15 at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015