| Surface :
425 hectares |
Population
in 1999 :
221 |
Inhabitants :
Tancoignéens
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Town
hall :
Mairie de Tancoigné - Place de la Mairie - 49310 Tancoigné
Tel : 02 41 59 43 50 - Fax : 02 41 59 43 50
e-mail : mairie.tancoigne@wanadoo.fr
Opening
hours : Monday and Wednesday from 2:00 to 6:00
p.m – Friday from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m |
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| Tancoigné during les Guerres de
Vendée : |
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During
the French Revolution, the Republican communities took down the
bells of the churches because the government wanted to get hold
of the precious metal. To avoid this fate, the inhabitants took
down the two bells one night and buried them next to the
village. Once the French Revolution had come to an end, the
bells were dug up and put back in their place in 1808. |
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A
gate overlooked by a bell tower characterizes the church of
Tancoigné, built in 1886. However, this church, of neogothic
style, remained unfinished due to a lack of means.
Thus,
the capitals and the keystones are not sculpted. |
| * The
milestone of Trois Evêchés (Bishoprics) |
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Hidden
curiousity: The
skeleton of a prehistoric man was discovered 31 December 1949, in
the rock quarry at the spot of "Les Gâts". It
is the skeleton of a Neolithic man that dates back to 3000
B.C. Today,
this skeleton is kept at the Université
Catholique d’Angers |
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