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Thouars is a town and commune of France, situated in the département of Deux-Sèvres in the Poitou-Charentes région. Its inhabitants are known as les Thouarsais and les Thouarsaises. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 300 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Thouars Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create...
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Deux-Sèvres is a French département. ...
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France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
History
Thouars was the birthplace of the medieval general Louis de La Trémoille. In 1619 his heir Henri de La Trémoille married Marie de la Tour d'Auvergne, sister of Turenne. She razed the old gothic château-fort to build the present château. Louis II de La Trémoille or La Trimouille (1460–1525), was a medieval French general. ...
Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ...
Turenne Henri de la Tour dAuvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often referred to as Turenne (September 11, 1611 – July 27, 1675) achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France. ...
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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. Jacques Lemercier (c. ...
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Births Thouars was the birthplace of: Louis II de La Trémoille. ...
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Twin towns Thouars is twinned with: Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...
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Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1. ...
External links - Official town website
- Château de Thouars
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