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DeutschLigugé
Ligugé | |
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 Saint-Martin's Abbey | |
Location of Ligugé  | |
  Ligugé  Ligugé | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′08″N 0°19′50″E / 46.5189°N 0.3306°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Poitiers-5 |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Poitiers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Mauze[1] |
Area 1 | 22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,408 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 86133 /86240 |
| Elevation | 72–149 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. | |
Ligugé (French pronunciation: [liɡyʒe]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
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
[edit]Ligugé is twinned with:
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,675 | — |
| 1975 | 2,206 | +4.01% |
| 1982 | 2,700 | +2.93% |
| 1990 | 2,771 | +0.32% |
| 1999 | 2,817 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 2,880 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 3,140 | +1.74% |
| 2017 | 3,349 | +1.30% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ligugé.
- Das Village d'Art et d'Histoire — Ligugé (in German)
- Saint-Martin's Abbey, Ligugé including information in English[permanent dead link]
- Office Tourisme Ligugé (in French and English)
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