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.

Laigné-en-Belin
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Anne, in Laigné-en-Belin
Location of Laigné-en-Belin
Laigné-en-Belin Show map of France Laigné-en-Belin Show map of Pays de la Loire
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 km2 (4.91 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,323
• Density	180/km2 (470/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Points of interest

• Arboretum des Quintes

Notable residents

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

See also

• Communes of the Sarthe department

References

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