Aigné
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| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
| Canton | Le Mans-2 | |
| Community association | Le Mans metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 0 ° 7 ′ E | |
| height | 53-125 m | |
| surface | 12.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,659 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 132 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 72650 | |
| INSEE code | 72001 | |
| Website | http://www.aigne.fr/ | |
Aigné is a French commune with 1,659 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the canton of Le Mans-2 (until 2015: canton of Le Mans-Nord-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Aignéens .
geography
Aigné is about eight kilometers northwest of Le Mans . Aigné is surrounded by the neighboring communities of La Milesse in the north and east, Trangé in the south, Chaufour-Notre-Dame in the south and south-west, Degré in the west and south-west and Lavardin in the west and north-west.
The A81 autoroute runs along the southern edge of the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 476 | 519 | 646 | 871 | 1,155 | 1,349 | 1,525 | 1,618 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church from the 12th century
- Rectory from 1833
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the British community of Tickenham in Somerset (England).
Personalities
- Gaston Waringhien (1901–1991), linguist (Esperanto), buried in Aigné
Web links
Commons : Aigné - collection of images, videos and audio files
