Loigny-la-Bataille
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| region | Center-Val de Loire | |
| Department | Eure-et-Loir | |
| Arrondissement | Châteaudun | |
| Canton | Voves | |
| Community association | Coeur de Beauce | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 7 ' N , 1 ° 44' E | |
| height | 123-139 m | |
| surface | 18.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 206 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 28140 | |
| INSEE code | 28212 | |
Loigny-la-Bataille is a French municipality with 206 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Eure-et-Loir in the region Center-Val de Loire ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Châteaudun and the canton of Voves (until 2015: canton of Orgères-en-Beauce ).
geography
Loigny-la-Bataille is located about 20 kilometers north-north-west of Orléans . Loigny-la-Bataille is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Fontenay-sur-Conie in the north and north-west, Eole-en-Beauce in the north, Tillay-le-Péneux in the east and north-east, Lumeau in the east and south-east, Terminiers in the south, and Guillonville in the south-west and Orgères-en-Beauce to the west and north-west.
history
On December 2, 1870, the battle of Loigny and Poupry took place here during the Franco-German War of 1870/1871 . Despite the outnumbered French troops, the German troops managed to knock out an arduous victory.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 344 | 287 | 238 | 202 | 178 | 174 | 218 | 211 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Lucain church, historic monument since 1983
- War museum
- Goury Castle from the 16th century
