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Saint Lambert du Lattay

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Maine-et-Loire

Intercommunality
  
Coteaux-du-Layon

Area
  
14.44 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:21 PM

Region
  
Pays de la Loire

Canton
  
Thouarcé

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
1,466 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Angers

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 72% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Domaine Mosse, Verdier Sébastien, Michel Tessier (scea), Davy Paul, Charles Béduneau (earl)

Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 31 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Val-du-Layon.

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Map of 49750 Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, France

Geography

The commune is situated 28 km south-by-west of Angers on the way towards Cholet. Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay is on the south bank of the river Layon and the river Hyrôme flows through the eastern part of the village. The banks of the rivers host vineyards which are notably producing Coteaux du layon and other Anjou wines.

History

War in the Vendée (1793–1796) and especially the battle of Pont-Barré took place in Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay during the French Revolution.

Twin towns

  • Linkebeek (Belgium) since 1981
  • Kenton (England) since 1996
  • Miscellaneous

  • Patrick Dewaere (actor) is buried in the cemetery of Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay
  • References

    Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay Wikipedia