Ligron

Ligron
Commune
The village centre and the church
Ligron
Location within Pays de la Loire region
Ligron
Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E / 47.7733°N 0.0069°E / 47.7733; 0.0069Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E / 47.7733°N 0.0069°E / 47.7733; 0.0069
Country France
Region Pays de la Loire
Department Sarthe
Arrondissement La Flèche
Canton La Flèche
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays Malicornais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Anne-Christine Gaudin
Area1 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population (2006 [1])2 440
 • Density 33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Ligronnais, Ligronnaise
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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).

See also

References

[2]

  1. ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
  2. ↑ http://ogabathuler.free.fr/Francais/Histoire/poteriesvernissees.html


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