Ligugé (French pronunciation: ​[liɡyʒe]) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Ligugé
Commune
Saint-Martin's Abbey
Location of Ligugé
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Coordinates: 46°31′08″N 0°19′50″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Poitiers
Canton	Poitiers-5
Intercommunality	Grand Poitiers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Mauze[1]
Area 1	22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	3,374
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	86133 /86240
Elevation	72–149 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:

• Sonning, United Kingdom[3]

Population

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ligugé.

• Das Village d'Art et d'Histoire — Ligugé (in German)
• Saint-Martin's Abbey, Ligugé including information in English^{[permanent dead link]}
• Office Tourisme Ligugé (in French and English)

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