Face-Loretz is a common French, located in the department of the Two-Sevres and the area Poitou-Charentes.

Geography

  • the common of Face-Loretz is located at the extreme north of the department of the Two-Sevres.

  • It is located at 15 km of Thouars and Montreuil-Bellay.

History

The mention of Face-Loretz is rather old and shows a certain evolution. It appears:
  • First of all in 1227 in the cartulaire of Chambon under the term of Bollei Lorez
  • In 1300 pennies the term of Boylle-Loherez (large-Gauthier)
  • In 1440 pennies the term of Face-Loeraz (files V.H. 308)
  • In 1527 pennies the term of St-Pierre of Face-Louretz
  • In 1585 pennies the term of Face-Loretz
  • the term of Face-Loray appears in high conceded justice on December 17th, 1649, concerned with Thouars, strongholds of the Viscount of Thouars.

During the old mode, the parish of Face-Loretz, to the steps of the Poitou and Anjou, was attached to the baronnie Montreuil-Bellay and with the seneschalsy of Saumur but it was also related on the Viscount and the deanery of Thouars. In 1750, there were 250 hearts (cartulaire alph. of Poitiers - Hist. de Thouars).

After the Revolution, the commune was attached to the department of the Two-Sevres in 1790.

Wine capital of the Two-Sevres, specialized out of Wines AOC " Anjou" : white, rosy of Anjou and rosy of the Loire, Cabernets and Reds of Anjou.

Administration

Demography

Activities

  • Common to strong agricultural activity, it is distinguished in particular from the other communes of the department by its Vin. Its Vignoble S belongs to the zone of name AOC Anjou.

  • Presence of an industrial activity in particular in the building with a factory dedicated to concrete constructions to carry out shelters of garden or garages (ALTA constructions) and a factory manufacturing of joineries and closings PVC (G. Martin). There is also a company of bus (Rousselot Voyages).

Places and monuments

  • Church 19th.

  • Oratorical dedicated to Our-Lady-of-Door, set up in 1956 in ex-voto.
  • Vault of Beaumont.
  • Castle of Tool bags (Old abbey).
  • Museum of the trades of the vine grower, House of the Wines.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of Two-Sevres

External bonds

  • the gate of the Country thouarsais

  • Face-Loretz on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Face-Loretz on the site of INSEE
  • Face-Loretz on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Face-Loretz on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plan on Face-Loretz on Mapquest

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