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Ligron

Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E / 47.7733°N 0.0069°E / 47.7733; 0.0069
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Ligron
Commune
The village centre and the church
The village centre and the church
Location of Ligron
Map
Ligron is located in France
Ligron
Ligron
Ligron is located in Pays de la Loire
Ligron
Ligron
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E / 47.7733°N 0.0069°E / 47.7733; 0.0069
CountryFrance
RegionPays de la Loire
DepartmentSarthe
ArrondissementLa Flèche
CantonLa Flèche
IntercommunalityPays Fléchois
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Philippe Biaud
Area
1
13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
487
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ligronnais, Ligronnaise
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
72163 /72270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligron is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France. Ligron was famous for its pottery ovens from the 13th century which were still in use until the late 19th century.[2]

Sights

  • Church of Sainte-Maire-and-Saint-Anne (12th, 16th and 17th century).
  • Manor House La Sansonniere (13th, 17th and 19th century).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2004432—    
2006440+1.9%
2007453+3.0%
2008466+2.9%
2009479+2.8%
2010481+0.4%
2011483+0.4%
2012490+1.4%
2013498+1.6%
2014505+1.4%
2015505+0.0%
2016510+1.0%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

Election Winning Candidate Party %
style="background-color: Template:National Front (France)/meta/color" | 2017 Marine Le Pen FN 51.63
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | 2012 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 53.28
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | 2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 54.48
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | 2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 85.83

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ http://ogabathuler.free.fr/Francais/Histoire/poteriesvernissees.html
  3. ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
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