Laigné-en-Belin
| Laigné-en-Belin | |
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  Laigné-en-Belin | |
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Location within Pays de la Loire region  Laigné-en-Belin | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′45″N 0°13′51″E / 47.8792°N 0.2309°ECoordinates: 47°52′45″N 0°13′51″E / 47.8792°N 0.2309°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Orée de Bercé Bélinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Nathalie Dupont |
| Area1 | 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 [1])2 | 2,145 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72155 / 72220 |
| Elevation | 47–95 m (154–312 ft) |
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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.
Points of interest
Notable Residents
Basil Moreau
- Basil Moreau, (1799-1873), Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.insee.fr/fr/ppp/bases-de-donnees/recensement/populations-legales/departement.asp?dep=72#dep_B Populations légales 2006 publiées par l’INSEE le 1er janvier 2009
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