Ligron

Ligron
Commune
The village centre and the church
Location of Ligron
Ligron Ligron
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	La Flèche
Intercommunality	Pays Fléchois
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Philippe Biaud
Area 1	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	487
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ligronnais, Ligronnaise
Time zone	UTC+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.

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

Year	Pop.	±%
2004	432	—
2006	440	+1.9%
2007	453	+3.0%
2008	466	+2.9%
2009	479	+2.8%
2010	481	+0.4%
2011	483	+0.4%
2012	490	+1.4%
2013	498	+1.6%
2014	505	+1.4%
2015	505	+0.0%
2016	510	+1.0%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

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

• Communes of the Sarthe department