Ligron

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Ligron

|commune status = Commune

|image = Centre de Ligron.JPG

|caption = The village centre and the church

|image coat of arms =

|arrondissement = La Flèche

|canton = La Flèche

|INSEE = 72163

|postal code = 72270

|mayor = Philippe Biaud{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays Fléchois

|coordinates = {{coord|47.7733|0.0069|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation min m =

|elevation max m =

|area km2 = 13.5

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|demonym = Ligronnais, Ligronnaise

|website =

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Ligron ({{IPA|fr|liɡʁɔ̃}}) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Ligron was famous for its pottery ovens from the 13th century which were still in use until the late 19th century.{{Cite web|url=http://ogabathuler.free.fr/Francais/Histoire/poteriesvernissees.html|title = L'Histoire de la céramique en France : Poteries vernissées}}

Sights

  • Church of Sainte-Maire-and-Saint-Anne (12th, 16th and 17th century).
  • Manor House La Sansonniere (13th, 17th and 19th century).

Population

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-72163#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |406

|1975 |351

|1982 |337

|1990 |338

|1999 |358

|2007 |453

|2012 |490

|2017 |504

}}

See also

References

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{{commons category|Ligron (Sarthe)}}

{{Sarthe communes}}

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Category:Communes of Sarthe

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