Fontaine-Guérin

Fontaine- Guérin is a commune with 966 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Maine -et -Loire in the Pays de la Loire.

Geography

Fontaine- Guérin located in the northeast of the department of Maine -et -Loire in an agricultural area, which is named after the small town of Baugé also Baugeois. West of the village flows the Couasnon over. 650 ha of district area are covered with forest. The municipality is part of the Regional Natural Park Loire -Anjou- Touraine.

Economy and Transport

Economy

Fontaine- Guérin has despite the small population, several shops of primary care and various craft shops. The large campsite is an economic factor with its environment. There is also a factory which is specialized in the production of windshields for commercial vehicles. But is still dominated agriculture and processing of agricultural products. So Fontaine- Guérin is Europe's leading space for the recovery of foxtail millet. There are also several specialized companies for seed production. Dairy farming completes the agricultural spectrum.

Traffic

Fontaine- Guérin is due to the Départementalstraße D 144, which connects the cantonal capitals Baugé and Beaufort -en- Vallée and 211 1.5 km south of the town is at the exit of the A 85 D a

Culture and sights

Restored former carwash. - The ship of the Romanesque church of St. Martin de Vertou dates from the 11th, the choir of the 12th century. By 1875, significant changes have been made at a restoration. The church has one of the typical local twisted spiers, as they can also be found in some other places of Baugeois ( Le Vieil- Baugé eg, Pontigné ). But it is the only one of its churches, where the tower is skewed to the right, with all other the rotation runs left. For rich room amenities include imputed among others, two of the German art school paintings from the 15th century and a retable from the 16th century, which was reimbursed by the Musée des Beaux Arts in Angers the Church. - Feature well-preserved Neolithic Dolmen in the forest below the village.

Leisure and Tourism

The typical Petanque the area, the Boule de Fort is operated in Fontaine- Guérin two clubs. - In addition to a varied landscape is to be called as a tourist haven especially the modern and also very frequented by foreigners campsite. All Access is a natural swimming pool. To Fontaine- Guérin around various hiking trails are marked. Every year on August 2, Sunday the Threshing Festival, in which the former agricultural activity is represented in historical clothes and with historical unit.

Swell

• Town website Fontaine- Guérin (French )

Beaufort -en- Vallée | Brion | Corné | Fontaine- Guérin | Gée | Mazé | La Ménitré | Saint -Georges- du- Bois

• Municipality in the department of Maine -et -Loire
• Place in Pays de la Loire