Lignou

Lignou
Commune
The town hall in Lignou
The town hall in Lignou
Location of Lignou
Map
Lignou is located in France
Lignou
Lignou
Lignou is located in Normandy
Lignou
Lignou
Coordinates: 48°40′17″N 0°20′41″W / 48.6714°N 0.3447°W / 48.6714; -0.3447
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentOrne
ArrondissementArgentan
CantonAthis-Val de Rouvre
IntercommunalityVal d'Orne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Claude Bignon[1]
Area
1
7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
139
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
61227 /61220
Elevation202–254 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.

Lignou (French pronunciation: [liɲu] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The 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

National heritage sites

  • Château de Lignou
    Château de Lignou
  • Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.
    Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Lignou · 61220, France". Lignou · 61220, France.
  4. ^ "Château à Lignou - PA00110834". monumentum.fr.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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