Ligugé

Ligugé 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
Ligugé
Coordinates: 46°31′08″N 0°19′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentVienne
ArrondissementPoitiers
CantonPoitiers-5
IntercommunalityGrand Poitiers
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Joëlle Peltier
Area
1
22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,349
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
86133 /86240
Elevation72–149 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:

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
20042,804—    
20062,823+0.7%
20072,880+2.0%
20082,935+1.9%
20092,990+1.9%
20103,062+2.4%
20113,080+0.6%
20123,140+1.9%
20133,203+2.0%
20143,265+1.9%
20153,303+1.2%
20163,335+1.0%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 80.07
2012 François Hollande PS 59.48
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.58
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 91.16

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
  3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/


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