Tigné

This article is about the comune in France. For the area in Sliema, Malta, see Tigné Point.
Tigné

Ruins of Château du Grand-Riou
Tigné

Coordinates: 47°12′05″N 0°25′38″W / 47.2014°N 0.4272°WCoordinates: 47°12′05″N 0°25′38″W / 47.2014°N 0.4272°W
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Saumur
Canton Vihiers
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Vihiersois-Haut-Layon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Benoît Onillon
Area1 16.78 km2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 754
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 49348 / 49540
Elevation 37–98 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tigné is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon.

See also

References

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