Laigné-en-Belin

Laigné-en-Belin
Part of Laigné-Saint-Gervais
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
Commune	Laigné-Saint-Gervais
Area ^1	12.72 km^2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	2,269
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Laignéen, Laignéenne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	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 former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Laigné-Saint-Gervais.[2] 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. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
2. Arrêté du 16 septembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Laigné-Saint-Gervais, Légifrance, retrieved 16 January 2025
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE