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
|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 =
}}
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
{{Reflist}}
{{commons category|Ligron (Sarthe)}}
{{Sarthe communes}}
{{authority control}}
{{Sarthe-geo-stub}}