| 词条 | Airvault |
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|name = Airvault |commune status = Commune |image = Airvault église (4).JPG |caption = The church in Airvault |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Airvault 79.svg |region = Nouvelle-Aquitaine |department = Deux-Sèvres |arrondissement = Parthenay |canton = Le Val de Thouet |INSEE = 79005 |postal code = 79600 |mayor = Olivier Fouillet |term = 2019-2020 |intercommunality = Airvaudais-Val du Thouet |coordinates = {{coord|46.8272|-0.1364|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = |elevation min m = 67 |elevation max m = 140 |area km2 = 49.28 |population = 3289 |population date = 2016 }} Airvault is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is located on the River Thouet. The inhabitants of Airvault are the {{Lang|fr|Airvaudais}} and the {{Lang|fr|Airvaudaises}}. On 1 january 2019, the former commune of Tessonnière was merged into Airvault. Historical sitesA Romanesque bridge over the Thouet leads into the town. The Saint Pierre church in the center of town was built circa 975 AD by Aldéarde, the wife of viscount Herbert I of Thouars. Rebuilt in the 11th and 12th centuries, the church was used as a stop for pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. An underground fountain is located under the square in front of the church. One block from the church is the abbey which houses a museum of traditional arts and crafts. In the vicinity of the church, timber-framed houses border narrow medieval streets. A medieval castle, the Château d'Airvault, overlooks the church. TriviaFrançois-Marie Arouet might have chosen his pen name, Voltaire, by inverting the syllables of the word “Airvault.” Although this is largely unsubstantiated, one of Voltaire’s parents allegedly owned property in the area.[1] Airvault hosts a yearly didgeridoo festival. See also
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1. ^Wade, Ida Owen. Voltaire's Name. PMLA, Vol. 44, No. 2. (Jun., 1929), pp. 546-564. {{Commons category|Airvault}}{{Deux-Sèvres communes}}{{DeuxSèvres-geo-stub}} 1 : Communes of Deux-Sèvres |
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