- Thouars
French commune
nomcommune=Thouars
Château de La Trémoille in Thouars
région=Poitou-Charentes
département=Deux-Sèvres
arrondissement=Bressuire
canton=Chief town of 2 cantons
insee=79329
cp=79100
maire=Alain Ligné
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté
de communes
du Thouarsais
longitude=-0.2141666
latitude=46.975833
alt moy=100
alt mini=
alt maxi=
hectares=1,209
km²= | sans=11,158
date-sans=1999
dens=
date-dens=1999Thouars is a town and commune of
France , situated in the "département" ofDeux-Sèvres in thePoitou-Charentes "région". It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known as "les Thouarsais" and "les Thouarsaises".History
Thouars was the birthplace of the medieval general
Louis de La Trémoille . In1619 his heirHenri de La Trémoille marriedMarie de la Tour d'Auvergne , sister of Turenne. She razed the old gothic château-fort to build the presentchâteau .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.Miscellaneous
Births
Thouars was the birthplace of:
*Louis II de La Trémoille (1460 –1525 ), general
*Jean-Hugues Anglade (born1955 ),actor Twin towns
Thouars is twinned with:
* -Diepholz ,Germany
* -Port-Gentil ,Gabon
* -Hannut ,Belgium
*Helensburgh ,Scotland
* -Slavicin ,Czech Republic External links
* [http://www.thouars.fr/ Official town website]
* [http://hebergement.ac-poitiers.fr/c-ta-thouars/chateau.htm Château de Thouars]
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