Ligugé

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

Ligugé
Commune
Saint-Martin's Abbey
Location of Ligugé
Ligugé Show map of France Ligugé Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°31′08″N 0°19′50″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Poitiers-5
Intercommunality	CU Grand Poitiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Mauze[1]
Area 1	22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,429
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86133 /86240
Elevation	72–149 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.

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:

• Sonning, United Kingdom^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department