Tigné

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

Tigné
Part of Lys-Haut-Layon
Ruins of Château du Grand-Riou
Location of Tigné
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Coordinates: 47°12′05″N 0°25′38″W
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Cholet
Canton	Cholet-2
Commune	Lys-Haut-Layon
Area ^1	16.78 km^2 (6.48 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	722
• Density	43/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Tignéen, Tignéenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tigné (French pronunciation: [tiɲe] ^ⓘ) 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.[2] Wines produced in the commune carry the protected name Coteaux-du-Layon. As of 2022^[update], the village has 722 inhabitants.[1]

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.

Cultural and architectural heritage

Buildings in Tigné classified as Historical Monuments:

• Chapelle Sainte-Anne, 12 and 17th centuries, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 17 July 1926.
• Château du Grand-Riou, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 19 May 1988 for the remaining ruins. Built in the 15th century and partially destroyed by fire in 1792, the château remains in ruins.
• Manoir Saint-Jacques Saint-Jean, la Roche Coutant, 16th and 17th centuries, registered Historical Monument by Ministerial Order of 23 January 1989.

Other buildings of historical and cultural interest:

• Château de Tigné, château and winelands from the 14th and 19th centuries, property of the French actor and winemaker Gérard Depardieu since 1989.
• Eglise Saint-Pierre, Roman Catholic Church built between 1860 and 1863. Its stained glass windows are a major feature.

See also

• Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department

References

1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
2. Arrêté préfectoral Archived 2016-02-15 at the Wayback Machine 18 December 2015