Thouars
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Commune of Thouars Château de La Trémoille in Thouars |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 00° 12' 51" W |
| Latitude | 46° 58' 33" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Poitou-Charentes |
| Département | Deux-Sèvres |
| Arrondissement | Bressuire |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Thouarsais |
| Mayor | Alain Ligné |
| Statistics | |
| Population² (1999) |
11,158 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 79329/ 79100 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Thouars is a town and commune of France, situated in the département of Deux-Sèvres in the Poitou-Charentes région. Its inhabitants are known as les Thouarsais and les Thouarsaises.
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[edit] History
Thouars was the birthplace of the medieval general Louis de La Trémoille. In 1619 his heir Henri de La Trémoille married Marie de la Tour d'Auvergne, sister of Turenne. She razed the old gothic château-fort to build the present château.
[edit] Main sights
The Castle (château) was designed by Jacques Lemercier and completed in the brief space of three years, 1635–1638. Its main façade is more than 110 m. The Trémouilles were dispossessed at the Revolution and the château became a barracks and later a prison. It has been restored for its present use as a school.
[edit] Miscellaneous
[edit] Births
Thouars was the birthplace of:
- Louis II de La Trémoille (1460–1525), general
- Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 1955), actor
[edit] Twin towns
Thouars is twinned with:
- Diepholz, Germany
- Port-Gentil, Gabon
- Hannut, Belgium
Helensburgh, Scotland
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