Laigné-en-Belin

Laigné-en-Belin
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Anne, in Laigné-en-Belin
Location of Laigné-en-Belin
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Coordinates: 47°52′45″N 0°13′51″E
Country	France
Region	Pays de la Loire
Department	Sarthe
Arrondissement	Le Mans
Canton	Écommoy
Intercommunality	Orée de Bercé Bélinois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Dupont[1]
Area ^1	12.72 km^2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,283
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Laignéen, Laignéenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	72155 /72220
Elevation	47–95 m (154–312 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Laigné-en-Belin is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. It was the birthplace of Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,125	—
1975	1,363	+2.78%
1982	1,687	+3.09%
1990	1,754	+0.49%
1999	1,910	+0.95%
2007	2,178	+1.65%
2012	2,416	+2.10%
2017	2,353	−0.53%
Source: INSEE[3]

Points of interest

• Arboretum des Quintes

Notable residents

Basil Moreau

• Basil Moreau, (1799-1873), Catholic priest and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE