Tigné

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.

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Place details

Locality: Lys-Haut-Layon
Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Population: 770
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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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: 722
French commune.population date: 2022
French commune.demonym: Tignéen, Tignéenne

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Tigné
Population: 765
Area: 16.78
Elevation: 98
Image: W1423-Tigne Cht 63392.JPG

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Commons category: Tigné
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2015-12-31
postal code: 49540
P8168: Bernard

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Cultural and architectural heritage
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==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.