Tiffauges
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Church and chateau of Tiffauges | ||
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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 | Canton de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Giraud | |
| Area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,502 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85293 / 85130 | |
| Elevation | 42–113 m (138–371 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Tiffauges is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
History
Gilles de Rais had his castle there.
It was the site of a battle between the French Republican troops and the royalists during the War in the Vendée in the French Revolution on September 19, 1793.
See also
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