Laigné-en-Belin

Laigné-en-Belin
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 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

Chapel of Sainte-Anne

• 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