Face-Ménard

Face-Ménard is a common French, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the area Pays of the Loire.
The inhabitants are Bouilléens.

Geography

The commune is located at 11 kilometers in the North-West of Segré and at 4 kilometers in the north of the axis Rennes - Angers. It is exactly with the Antipodes of the principal archipelago of the islands Bounty pertaining to the New Zealand.
The commune also consists of a hamlet of approximately 200 inhabitants: the Vault-with-Magpies with 2 kilometers in the south of the town hall.

History

Gallo-Roman field of Bulliacum. Parish at the 11th century, seigniory at the 12th century.

Administration

Demography

source: http://www.insee.fr/fr/ffc/docs_ffc/psdc.htm (Population without double accounts).

Places and monuments

  • Castle XVe and XVIe centuries: porch with round towers, curtains, ditches.
  • old Home with attic window 15th century.
  • Manor of Renazaie.

Personality related to the commune

Local life

  • Fair with the rillauds, wafers and rolls which attracts more than 10000 visitors each year (weekend following on November 3rd). In 2007, it takes place the weekend of the 10 November 11th.

See too

  • Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

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

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