Contigné
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| local community | Les Hauts d'Anjou | |
| region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Maine-et-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Segré | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ′ N , 0 ° 31 ′ W | |
| Post Code | 49330 | |
| Former INSEE code | 49105 | |
| Incorporation | 15th December 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
 former town hall (Mairie) of Contigné |
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Contigné is a village and a commune déléguée in the French commune Les Hauts d'Anjou with 746 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the canton of Tiercé (until 2015: canton of Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe ) in the arrondissement of Segré in the Maine-et department -Loire and in the region of Pays de la Loire . The inhabitants are called Contignéens .
The municipality of Contigné merged with Brissarthe , Champigné , Cherré , Marigné , Sœurdres and Querré to form the new municipality of Les Hauts d'Anjou on December 15, 2016 .
geography
Contigné is 53 kilometers southeast of Le Mans and 30 kilometers north-northeast of Angers .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687 | 697 | 637 | 680 | 588 | 597 | 741 | 762 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Le Gravier priory from the 17th / 18th centuries Century, since 1977 Monument historique
- Le Margas Castle
Notre-Dame church
Le Gravie Priory
Personalities
- Jean Foyer (1921–2008), politician (Minister of Justice, 1962–1967) and lawyer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 438-439.
Web links
Commons : Contigné - collection of images, videos and audio files
