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THE REGION
Brigné-sur-Layon Concourson-sur-Layon Dénezé-sous-Doué Forges Louresse-Rochemenier Meigné-sous-Doué Montfort Le Puy Notre Dame Saint-Georges-sur-Layon Les Ulmes Les Verchers-sur-Layon
WEATHER

Les Verchers-sur-Layon

Distant of 9 km from Doué la Fontaine, Les Ulmes account 491 inhabitants and its height is 55 metres.


The castle of Echuilly
(litho M. de Geoffre)

A LITTLE OF HISTORY

- The castle of Echuilly, style Louis XIV, builds in 1737 by Jean de la Selle. The building is surrounded by pits and its park is crossed by le Layon.

- The Commanderie of the Knight Templars, of the XIIth century. Close was the parish St-Jean which there is no remaining trace.

- The castle of Bussy-Fontaine, small manor house of the XVIth century.

- The church St-Just, the choir of which dates the XIIth century. Two restorations in 1823 and 1870.

AUJOURD'HUI

Lower down of a wine hillside the municipality is crossed by le Layon. Construction companies hydraulics, joiner's workshop-skeleton or agricultural mechanics come to complete agricultural activities. These are varied with exploitations of tobacco, vineyards, cereal, nurseries either still the breeding.