Lignou (French pronunciation: [liɲu] ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Lignou | |
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 The town hall in Lignou | |
Location of Lignou  | |
  Lignou  Lignou | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′17″N 0°20′41″W / 48.6714°N 0.3447°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | Athis-Val de Rouvre |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Bignon[1] |
Area 1 | 7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 143 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61227 /61220 |
| Elevation | 202–254 m (663–833 ft) (avg. 238 m or 781 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bisson, L'Abbaye and Lignou.[3]
The commune has one river running through it, The Rouvre and 4 streams, the Lange, Roussieres, Fief Benoit & the Arthan.
Notable buildings and places
editNational heritage sites
edit- Château de Lignou a 16th Century Chateau in Lignou registered as a Monument historique in 1973.[4]
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Château de Lignou -
Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 243 | — |
| 1975 | 196 | −3.02% |
| 1982 | 180 | −1.21% |
| 1990 | 153 | −2.01% |
| 1999 | 148 | −0.37% |
| 2007 | 137 | −0.96% |
| 2012 | 135 | −0.29% |
| 2017 | 150 | +2.13% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Lignou · 61220, France". Lignou · 61220, France.
- ^ "Château à Lignou - PA00110834". monumentum.fr.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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