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In
the 11th century, La Fosse-de-Tigné,
crossed by the brooks of Livier and Grattefer, was called
Ecclesia de Fossis que in Pictavo (Poitiers). So the commune
belonged at the time to Poitou. It was attached to the estate of
the counts of Anjou at the same time as Vihiers. The current
name of the commune was adopted in the 18th century. |
| Surface :
554
hectares |
Population in 1999 :
184 |
Inhabitants :
Fosséens |
Town
Hall :
Mairie
de La Fosse-de-Tigné - 3,
rue de la Mairie
- 49540 La
Fosse-de-Tigné
Tel : 02 41 59 44 08 - Fax : 02 41 59 66 62
e-mail :
mairie-fosse.de.tigne@wanadoo.fr
Opening
hours :
Tuesday and Friday from 8.30 to 12.00 |
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The church of La
Fosse-de-Tigné, of Romanesque style, was built in the 11th century on
a granite
rock.
The church then
belonged to the Lord of Montreuil -Bellay who, in turn,
gave it to the Abbey Saint Florent in 1064.
Restoration was undertaken in 1848 and the bell-tower was rebuilt
in 1895. |
| * The
Rock of la Fosse-de-Tigné |
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| * Castle
of the Small City |
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This
castle, surrounded by moats, dates from the 16th century. Burnt
down during Guerres de Vendée
in 1794, it was rebuilt at the end of the 18th century.
It
is a private castle. You can get a sight of the castle from the
road that takes you from Cernusson
and Trémont. |
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