Ligugé
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Commune of Ligugé |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Poitiers |
| Canton | Poitiers 5th Canton |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 72 m–149 m (avg. 89 m) |
| Land area¹ | 22,77 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,817 |
| - Density | 123/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 86133/ 86240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Ligugé is a commune in the département of Vienne, France on the River Clain, 8km south of Poitiers. It is known for its historic monastery, Ligugé Abbey.
Ligugé is twinned with the village of Sonning in Berkshire, England.
[edit] External links
- Village d'Art et d'Histoire — Ligugé (in French)
- Saint-Martin's Abbey, Ligugé including information in English
- Office Tourisme Ligugé (in French)
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