Ligron

Ligron (French pronunciation: [liɡʁɔ̃]) 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.^[3]

Ligron
Commune
The village centre and the church
Location of Ligron
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Coordinates: 47°46′24″N 0°00′25″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	La Flèche
Canton	La Flèche
Intercommunality	Pays Fléchois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Biaud[1]
Area 1	13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	484
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ligronnais, Ligronnaise
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72163 /72270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sights

• Church of Sainte-Maire-and-Saint-Anne (12th, 16th and 17th century).
• Manor House La Sansonniere (13th, 17th and 19th century).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	406	—
1975	351	−2.06%
1982	337	−0.58%
1990	338	+0.04%
1999	358	+0.64%
2007	453	+2.99%
2012	490	+1.58%
2017	504	+0.57%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department