Thorigné-Fouillard ( Toreinyaé-Folhard in Gallo) is a common French, located in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine and the area Brittany. Its inhabitants are called Thoréfoléens and Thoréfoléennes.

Geography

Thorigné-Fouillard is located close to Rennes (35). It belongs to Rennes metropolis.

History

One evokes the village in the writings starting from XIVe century. In the Thorigné-on-Unpleasant beginning and Fouillard were two distinct villages. Several attempts at fastening (1866,1867,1902,1928) showed a failure. In 1975,337 inhabitants of Fouillard (on 480 voters) asked Mister the Prefect the fastening of their " hameau" with Thorigné-On-Unpleasant. This procedure showed a refusal in 1979. The municipality of Thorigné-on-Unpleasant started again a new file in March 1980 and on December 4th, 1981, a decree of fastening of Fouillard (left the commune of Liffré) to the commune of Thorigné-on-Unpleasant is signed. In 1982, the new commune takes the name of Thorigné-Fouillard

Administration

Three successive mayors of Thorigné-Fouillard: Claude ROLLET, Maurice LELIEVRE and Jean-Jacques BERNARD.

Demography

Places and monuments

Twinnings

Others

Flowered city: A Fleur

Personalities related to the commune

• Bertrand d' Argentré, Historian

Anecdote

The town of Thorigné-Fouillard was the cause of one of the insane-laughter worships of the radio program the Girls of Mouv'.

See too

• Common of Ille-et-Vilaine

External bonds

• Site of the commune
• Thorigné-Fouillard on the site of the national geographical Institute
• Thorigné-Fouillard on the site of INSEE
• Thorigné-Fouillard on the site of preliminary Quid
• Inventory of the DRAC
• Localization of Thorigné-Fouillard on a chart of France and communes bordering
• Plane on Thorigné-Fouillard on Mapquest
• Site of the commune of Thorigné-Fouillard

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