Tiffauges
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Giraud (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 42–113 m (138–371 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,502 (2006) |
| - Density | 151 /km2 (390 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85293/ 85130 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 47°00′52″N 1°06′36″W / 47.0144°N 1.11°W
Tiffauges is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.
[edit] History
Gilles de Rais had his castle there.
It was the site of a battle between the French Republican troops and the royalists during the War in the Vendée in the French Revolution on September 19, 1793.
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