General information

Fountain-Guerin is a common French, located in the department of Maine-et-Loire and the area Pays of the Loire.

Geography

Fountain-Guerin is located on the secondary road 144 between Baugé and Beaufort-in-Valley, near the exit n°1 of a85 highway.

History

Administration

|- | align=right| March 2001 ||align=center|Mr. Jean-Patrick Defours ||align=center| ||

Demography

Places and monuments

Church Saint Martin de Vertou

• the Romance church dating from 11th and 12th century has a twisted Clocher which was built at the 17th century. The arrow is rather short and turns from right to left, of a eighth of turn what proves that this torsion is desired. Its torsion stops with middle height, it is a true architectural prowess. There are around in Baugeois four other twisted bell-towers: with Fern, the Old-Wallow, Mouliherne and Pontigné which turns all from left to right.

Inside:

• painted panelled vault dating from the 15th century, paintings were remade with oil towards 1875.
• furnace bridge out of marbles pink, black and white.

The dolmen

It is located in wood at the top of the village.

Personalities related to the commune

• Yvon Péan - known as " Guerin Defontaine " - born in 1928 with Fountain-Guerin. Poet and patoisant writer of the speech Angevin.

See too

• Common of Maine-et-Loire

External bonds

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

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