Tiffauges
commune in Vendée, France
Tiffauges is a commune. It is found in the Pays de la Loire region in the Vendée department in the west of France. Gilles de Rais had his castle here.
Tiffauges | |
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 Church and chateau of Tiffauges | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Tiffauges  | |
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| Coordinates: 47°00′52″N 1°06′36″W / 47.0144°N 1.11°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Vendée |
| Arrondissement | La Roche-sur-Yon |
| Canton | Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
| Intercommunality | Canton de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Giraud |
| Area 1 | 9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 1,502 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 85293 /85130 |
| Elevation | 42–113 m (138–371 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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