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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''.

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History

Main sights

Miscellaneous

Births

Twin towns

External links

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.

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.

Miscellaneous

Births

Thouars was the birthplace of:

★ Louis II de La Trémoille (1460–1525), general

★ Jean-Hugues Anglade (born 1955), actor

Twin towns

Thouars is twinned with:

★ - Diepholz, Germany

★ - Port-Gentil, Gabon

★ - Hannut, Belgium

★ Helensburgh, Scotland

★ - Slavicin, Czech Republic

External links

★ Official town website

★ Château de Thouars