Tigné
Sign in to saveTigné () 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. Wines produced in the commune carry the protected name Coteaux-du-Layon. , the village has 722 inhabitants.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lys-Haut-Layon
- Region
- Pays de la Loire
- Country
- France
- Population
- 770
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Tigné
- French commune.image
- Grand Riou Tigne.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Ruins of Château du Grand-Riou
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cholet
- French commune.canton
- Cholet-2
- French commune.commune
- Lys-Haut-Layon
- French commune.INSEE
- 49348
- French commune.postal code
- 49540
- French commune.elevation m
- 59
- French commune.elevation min m
- 37
- French commune.elevation max m
- 98
- French commune.area km2
- 16.78
- French commune.population
Key dates
- Dissolved
- 31 December 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- delegated commune
- Official name
- Tigné
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saumur
- Population
- +765
- Area
- +16.78
- Elevation
- +98
- Shares border with
- Saint-Georges-sur-Layon
- Image
- W1423-Tigne Cht 63392.JPG
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- Lys-Haut-Layon
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Tigné () 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. Wines produced in the commune carry the protected name Coteaux-du-Layon. , the village has 722 inhabitants.
==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.