Pontigné

Pontigné
local community	Baugé-en-Anjou
region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Maine-et-Loire
Arrondissement	Saumur
Coordinates	47 ° 33 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W Coordinates: 47 ° 33 ′  N , 0 ° 2 ′  W
Post Code	49150
Former INSEE code	49245
Incorporation	January 1, 2013
status	Commune déléguée
Saint-Denis church

Pontigné is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Baugé-en-Anjou with 233 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Maine-et-Loire in the region of Pays de la Loire .

Since January 1, 2013, Pontigné has been part of the newly created municipality of Baugé-en-Anjou. On this date, the municipalities of Pontigné, Montpollin , Baugé , Saint-Martin-d'Arcé and Le Vieil-Baugé were merged into a Commune nouvelle . After the merger, Pontigné forms a Commune déléguée in this association.

geography

Pontigné is located east of the municipal capital Baugé on the right bank of the Couasnon and on the departmental road D141 Baugé– Chavaignes .

Culture and sights

Pontigné Église Saint-Denis vault with keystone of the blessing Jesus

The Romanesque church of St. Denis dates from the 11th to 13th centuries and has largely been preserved in its original state. The last renovations were carried out in 2005. The church has one of the twisted spiers typical of the area, as can be found in some other places in the Baugeois (e.g. Fontaine-Guérin or Mouliherne ). The church of Pontigné is well known for its valuable frescoes including the resurrection of Lazarus from the 13th century. It is a stop on the circuit des églises accueillantes en Anjou tourist route . The Pierre Couverte dolmen is on the road to Baugé . One of the best preserved examples of megalithic culture in the region.

Leisure and Tourism

Église Saint-Denis Lazarus

The Grésillon Castle is a 1882 reconstructed castle from the 16th century and is a cultural center since 1951 of Esperantists used. There is an 18-hole golf course and a goat farm in the community.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de Maine-et-Loire . Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-117-1 , pp. 258-260.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Arrêté du 30 mars 2012 portant creation de la commune nouvelle de Baugé-en-Anjou. (No longer available online.) In: Maine-et-Loire Prefecture website. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016 ; accessed on February 16, 2016 (French, PDF). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
2. ^ Heidrun Moser. Castles on the Loire. The Michelin green travel guide. 2008, p. 107
3. ^ Église paroissiale Saint-Denis in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French).
4. ↑ Château à Grésillon in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)