Taizon is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in the

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

''région'' of

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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 Argenton-l'Église is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Loretz-d'Argenton.Villages in Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub