Tuffalun

Tuffalun
Tuffalun

Coordinates: 47°15′43″N 0°20′38″W / 47.262°N 0.344°W / 47.262; -0.344Coordinates: 47°15′43″N 0°20′38″W / 47.262°N 0.344°W / 47.262; -0.344
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement Saumur
Canton Doué-la-Fontaine
Area1 39.42 km2 (15.22 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 1,778
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 49003 / 49700

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.

Tuffalun is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Ambillou-Château, Louerre and Noyant-la-Plaine.[1]

Population

The population of each separate commune prior to the merge in 2016 were:

Ambillou-Château - 951 (2011)

Louerre - 382 (2006)

Noyant-la-Plaine - 268 (2006)

Name

(Contains an opinion expressed by residents)

Tuffalun is a silly name and no one knows where it comes from. Thurthermore, the residents of the commune have no idea where it came from.

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 17 December 2015 (French)

See also


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