Ligron

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Ligron

Total population

487

Elevation53 m

Land area13.48 km²

Coordinates47.77°, 0.01°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ligron 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marin Mersenne

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

Pierre Belon

French traveler, naturalist, writer and diplomat (1517-1564)

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Jacky Haran

French racing driver

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Maurice Barrier

French actor (1932–2020)

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Maurice Brier

French politician (1891-1978)

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Pierre-Aimé Touchard

Raymonde Dien

French communist activist (1929–2022)

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Stanislas Daniel de Vauguyon

French politician

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Pierre Hautin

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Ernest Granier

French sailor

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Pierre Haultin

French printer and publisher

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Norbert-Georges-Pierre Rousseau

French bishop

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Julien-Simon Duchesne

French physician

Philibert Emmanuel de Beaumanoir de Lavardin

French catholic bishop (1617-1671)

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Jacques Revault

French architect, historian and archaeologist

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Patrick Chalon

French politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pays de la Loire

• Courcelles-la-Forêt
  1.5 mi away · pop. 409
• Saint-Jean-de-la-Motte
  2.9 mi away · pop. 965
• Bousse
  3.1 mi away · pop. 432
• Luché-Pringé
  5.6 mi away · pop. 1,512
• Saint-Jean-du-Bois
  7.4 mi away · pop. 609
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe
  8.2 mi away · pop. 4,563
• Tassé
  10.6 mi away · pop. 291
• Coulongé
  10.6 mi away · pop. 510
• Savigné-sous-le-Lude
  10.8 mi away · pop. 449
• Clefs
  10.8 mi away · pop. 979
• Le Lude
  11 mi away · pop. 4,048
• Vion
  12 mi away · pop. 1,405

Browse all places in Pays de la Loire →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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