Liglet

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Liglet
Liglet (France)
Liglet
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Montmorillon
Community association Vienne et Gartempe
Coordinates 46 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 5'  E
height 87-169 m
surface 52.53 km 2
Residents 312 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 6 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 86290
INSEE code

Liglet is a French municipality with 312 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Vienne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montmorillon and the canton of Montmorillon . The inhabitants are called Liglétiens .

geography

Liglet is about 58 kilometers east-southeast of Poitiers , in the east of the historic province of Poitou . Neighboring municipalities of Liglet are Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize in the north, Bélâbre in the northeast, Lignac in the east, Thollet and La Trimouille in the south, Journet in the west and southwest and Béthines in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 618 562 468 424 359 348 304 325
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Hilaire-et-Sainte-Marguerite church, monument historique since 1937
  • 11th century Sainte-Marguerite Priory in Marcilly
  • Saint-Antoine priory in Fontmoron from the 12th century
  • Remains of the castle from the 17th century
  • Mareuil Castle from the 15th century

Web links

Commons : Liglet  - collection of images, videos and audio files