Thouars is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. It is on the River Thouet. Its inhabitants are known as Thouarsais. History Although there's evidence of human habitation here 5,000 years ago, it's only in the seventh century that the town appears in the historical record. In the 760s, Thouars found itself in Aquitaine, the most robust fortress in the entire region according to contemporary chroniclers. This was a violent decade as Duke Waïfre, struggling to prese… (More on Thouars)