Ligugé

Ligugé is a common French, located in the department of the Vienna and the area Poitou-Charentes.

The city is especially known for its abbey, older establishment monastic of occident.

Geography

Established on left bank of the Clain, with 8 kilometers in the south of Poitiers.

History

Ligugé in the industrial revolution

Starting from the Revolution, the abbey is not any more the center of the life of the city. It is not there any more either to provide for all.

It is the industry which takes over: initially with a spinning mill, which settles in a Moulin with paddles, installed on an island of the Clain, and which grows and thrives throughout the 19th century, before declining and to disappear in the Années 1970. An industrial printer is also established in Ligugé, Aubin, and knows a great success which still lasts, since it is one of only independent still existing in France. He knew three different sites in the city.

Until in the years 1950, a beach maintained on the edges Clain made it possible to the townsmen of Poitiers to come to play about Sunday, by the train.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

The Abbaye Saint Martin's day de Ligugé is born with the installations from faithful from saint Martin around its hermitage. A monastery is founded, which abandoned and is restored many times.

See the Leitartikel for more details: Abbey Saint Martin's day de Ligugé .

Personalities related to the commune

Twinning

Ligugé is twinned with Sonning-one-Thames in England.

See too

Common of Vienna

External bonds

Ligugé on the site of the national geographical Institute
Ligugé on the site of INSEE
Ligugé on the site of Quid
Localization of Ligugé on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Ligugé on Mapquest

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