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Laigné-en-Belin |
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Laigné-en-Belin
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
Laigné-en-Belin
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| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Orée de Bercé Bélinois |
| Mayor | Nathalie Dupont (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 47–95 m (154–312 ft) |
| Land area1 | 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,145 (2006 [1]) |
| - Density | 169 /km2 (440 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72155/ 72220 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Laigné-en-Belin is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.