Le Bignon-Mirabeau
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Loiret | |
| Arrondissement | Montargis | |
| Canton | Courtenay | |
| Community association | Quatre Vallées | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 9 ' N , 2 ° 55' E | |
| height | 120-141 m | |
| surface | 12.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 323 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 45210 | |
| INSEE code | 45032 | |
| Website | http://lebignonmirabeau.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Le Bignon-Mirabeau |
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Le Bignon-Mirabeau is a French municipality with 323 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loiret in the region Center-Val de Loire . Le Bignon-Mirabeau belongs to the arrondissement of Montargis and the canton of Courtenay (until 2015: canton Ferrières-en-Gâtinais ). The inhabitants are called Bignonais .
geography
Le Bignon-Mirabeau is located about 78 kilometers east-northeast of Orléans in the Gâtinais am Betz landscape . Le Bignon-Mirabeau is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Égreville in the north and north-west, Jouy in the north-east, Bazoches-sur-le-Betz in the east and south-east, Rozoy-le-Vieil in the south, Pers-en-Gâtinais in the south and south-west and Chevry -sous-le-Bignon to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 240 | 236 | 178 | 198 | 197 | 261 | 261 | 322 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 16th century
- Bignon Castle from 1883, built on the site of the former Mirabeau Castle, which was built in the 17th century and destroyed in the 19th century
Personalities
- Honoré Gabriel de Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749–1791), politician and writer
- Arthur O'Connor (1763-1852), Irish general and politician, died here
Web links
Commons : Le Bignon-Mirabeau - Collection of images, videos and audio files
