Taizon is a
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in the
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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''région'' of
France
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.
Overview
It is situated on the
River Thouet some 9 km north of the town of
Thouars
Thouars () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. On 1 January 2019, the former communes Mauzé-Thouarsais, Missé and Sainte-Radegonde were merged into Thouars.
It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known ...
. The bridge across the Thouet was built in the 13th century, to a
romanesque design, and was registered as a historical monument in 1943.
Taizon forms part of the
''commune'' of
Loretz-d'Argenton, which lies within the
''département'' of Deux-Sèvres. The village of
Argenton-l'Église lies 2.5 km to the west of Taizon.
References
Villages in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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