Aubigné-Racan

Aubigné-Racan
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	Le Lude
Community association	South Sarthe
Coordinates	47 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 41 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E
height	37-118 m
surface	32.03 km 2
Residents	2,120 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	66 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	72800
INSEE code	72013
Website	http://www.aubigne-racan.com/

Aubigné-Racan is a French commune with 2,120 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of La Flèche and is part of the canton of Le Lude . The inhabitants are called Aubignanais .

geography

Aubigné-Racan is located about 35 kilometers south-southeast of Le Mans . The Loir River limits the municipality to the south. Aubigné-Racan is surrounded by the neighboring communities Mayet in the north, Verneil-le-Chétif in the east and north-east, Vaas in the east and south-east, Saint-Germain-d'Arcé and La Chapelle-aux-Choix in the south, Le Lude in the south-west, Coulongé in the west and Sarcé in the northwest.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011
1,866	1,858	1,942	1.923	2,103	2,100	2,080	2.132

Attractions

Cherré archaeological site

• Archaeological excavation site Cherré, theater from the 1st / 3rd centuries. Century, with necropolis from the Neolithic, Monument historique
• Dolmen and Menhir
• Saint-Martin-de-Vertou church from the 11th / 12th centuries Century, alterations from the 16th and 19th centuries, Romanesque building, monument historique since 1981
• 15th century mansion of Champmarin, with later renovations, monument historique since 1978
• Cherré watermill from the 17th century with later modifications
• Bossé Castle (also Boucé Castle) from the 16th century
• Gennevraye Castle from the 17th century

Gennevraye Castle

Personalities

• Honorat de Bueil de Racan (1589–1670), writer

Web links

Commons : Aubigné-Racan  - Collection of images, videos and audio files