Ligugé

Ligugé is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Ligugé
Commune
Saint-Martin's Abbey
Location of Ligugé
Ligugé
Ligugé
Coordinates: 46°31′08″N 0°19′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonPoitiers-5
IntercommunalityGrand Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Joëlle Peltier
Area
1
22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
3,335
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86133 /86240
Elevation72–149 m (236–489 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is located on the River Clain, 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of Poitiers. It is known for its historic monastery, Ligugé Abbey.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ligugé is twinned with:

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20042,804—    
20062,823+0.7%
20072,880+2.0%
20082,935+1.9%
20092,990+1.9%
20103,062+2.4%
20113,080+0.6%
20123,140+1.9%
20133,203+2.0%
20143,265+1.9%
20153,303+1.2%
20163,335+1.0%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [2]
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 80.07
2012 François Hollande PS 59.48
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.58
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 91.16

See also

References
  1. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  2. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/



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