La Séguinière () is a commune in the

Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire () is a department in the Loire Valley in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France. It is named after the two rivers, Maine and the Loire. It borders Mayenne and Sarthe to the north, Loire-Atlantique to the west, Indr ...

department in western

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Twinning

La Séguinière is twinned with

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History

From the 5th to the 9th century, the territory was part of ancient Tiphalia, the country of Tiffauges. The first act which mentions the name of La Séguinière mentions around 1080 a Gautier, a priest, who, he and his family, gave the planking of the Elinière near Aubigné to the abbey of Marmoutiers. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, an important castle was built to the north of the town, on the right bank of the La Moine river. Burned down, it lay in ruins in the 17th century. In the 17th century wheat, rye and flax were grown here. The textile industry developing in the Choletais, there are also more than thirty looms. In the 19th century, the inhabitants lived mainly from agriculture, but also from weaving. A laundry, installed in the 18th century, still works there. Several brick and tile kilns are in operation, as well as a dozen water or windmills. During the

War in the Vendée The War in the Vendée () was a counter-revolutionary insurrection that took place in the Vendée region of French First Republic, France from 1793 to 1796, during the French Revolution. The Vendée is a coastal region, located immediately so ...

, the inhabitants of the country joined the insurgent troops of Jacques Cathelineau in

Cholet Cholet (, probably from Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a commune of western France, in the Maine-et-Loire department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous commune of Maine-et-Loire, after the prefecture, Angers. ...

. A battle was fought in February 1794 at La Séguinière. The following month the village was burned down and General Cordellier's column massacred the inhabitants. In the 20th century, in the 1960s, La Séguinière was a small rural town that still lives mainly from agriculture and crafts. A development plan then aims to equip itself with industrial and artisanal zones.

Population

Notable people

Louis de Montfort Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM (; 31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic titles, including '' Secre ...

, said "the father of Montfort" (1673-1716) came to La Séguinière in 1713 and 1715 where certain stained glass windows of the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church retrace his life. *

Ron Anderson (basketball, born 1958) Ronald Gene Anderson (born October 15, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his spell with the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. Following his NBA career, he moved to France where he con ...

, former professional basketball player in the

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and French championships, spent some time with the "La Séguinière Saint-Louis Basket" club.

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