Ligugé

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Ligugé
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Saint-Martin's Abbey
Location of Ligugé
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Ligugé
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Ligugé
Coordinates: 46°31′08″N0°19′50″E / 46.5189°N 0.3306°E / 46.5189; 0.3306
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Poitiers
Canton Poitiers-5
Intercommunality CU Grand Poitiers
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bernard Mauze [1]
Area
1
22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
3,408
  Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86133 /86240
Elevation72–149 m (236–489 ft)
(avg. 89 m or 292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ligugé (French pronunciation: [liɡyʒe] ) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

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It is located on the River Clain, 8 kilometres (5 miles) south of Poitiers. It is known for its historic monastery, Ligugé Abbey.

Twin towns – sister cities

Ligugé is twinned with:

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,675    
1975 2,206+4.01%
1982 2,700+2.93%
1990 2,771+0.32%
1999 2,817+0.18%
2007 2,880+0.28%
2012 3,140+1.74%
2017 3,349+1.30%
Source: INSEE [4]

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE