Belligné
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| local community | Loireauxence | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Loire-Atlantique | |
| Arrondissement | Ancenis | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 ′ N , 1 ° 2 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 44370 | |
| Former INSEE code | 44011 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Belligné ( Breton : Belenieg ; Gallo : Belinyaé ) is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Loireauxence with 1,759 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire-Atlantique in the Region Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Bellignéens .
Since January 1, 2016, the municipality of Belligné has been part of the Commune nouvelle Loireauxence together with the former municipalities of La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur , La Rouxière and Varades . It belonged to the arrondissement of Saint-Nazaire and the canton of Ancenis (until 2015: canton of Varades ).
geography
Belligné is located about 35 kilometers east-northeast of Nantes in the Anjou .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,464 | 1,418 | 1,292 | 1,324 | 1,430 | 1,453 | 1,716 | 1,814 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Martin Church, built between 1904 and 1907
- town hall
Saint Martin Church
town hall
Personalities
- Auguste François (1857–1935), diplomat and photographer, died in Belligné
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Loire-Atlantique . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Charenton-le-Pont 1999, ISBN 2-84234-040-X , pp. 1301-1305.
Web links
Commons : Belligné - collection of images, videos and audio files
