Tiffauges

Tiffauges
Church and chateau of Tiffauges
Coat of arms
Location of Tiffauges
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Coordinates: 47°00′52″N 1°06′36″W / 47.0144°N 1.11°W / 47.0144; -1.11
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Vendée
Arrondissement	La Roche-sur-Yon
Canton	Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Intercommunality	Canton de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Giraud
Area 1	9.92 km2 (3.83 sq mi)
Population  (2006)	1,502
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	85293 /85130
Elevation	42–113 m (138–371 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tiffauges is a commune. It is found in the Pays de la Loire region in the Vendée department in the west of France. Gilles de Rais had his castle here.

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