Laigné-en-Belin
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region | Pays de la Loire | |
Department | Sarthe | |
Arrondissement | Le Mans | |
Canton | Écommoy | |
Community association | Orée de Bercé-Belinois | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 53 ' N , 0 ° 14' E | |
height | 47-95 m | |
surface | 12.72 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,353 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 185 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 72220 | |
INSEE code | 72155 | |
Website | http://laigneenbelin.free.fr/ |
Laigné-en-Belin is a French commune with a population of 2,353 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Sarthe in the region Pays de la Loire . Laigné-en-Belin belongs to the Arrondissement of Le Mans and the Canton of Écommoy . Its inhabitants are called Laignéen (s) .
geography
Laigné-en-Belin is about twelve kilometers south of Le Mans city center . Laigné-en-Belin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mulsanne in the north, Teloché in the east, Écommoy in the southeast, Saint-Ouen-en-Belin in the south, Saint-Gervais-en-Belin in the west and Moncé-en-Belin in the north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,027 | 1,125 | 1,363 | 1,687 | 1,754 | 1.910 | 2.145 | 2,416 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin-de-Tours church from the 12th century with renovations from the 19th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Anne from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- historical hemp ovens
- Arboretum des Quintes, five hectare arboretum
Community partnerships
There is a community partnership with the German municipality of Stuhr in Lower Saxony via the canton of Écommoy .
Personalities
- Basile Moreau (1799–1873), priest and founder of an order
- Sébastien Bourdais (* 1979), racing driver, lives in Laigné-en-Belin
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Sarthe. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-106-6 , pp. 445-448.
Web links
Commons : Laigné-en-Belin - Collection of images, videos and audio files