Lignou

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Bignon^[1]Area7.61 km² (2.94 sq mi)Population143 • Density19/km² (49/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation202–254 m (663–833 ft)
(avg. 238 m or 781 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lignou (French pronunciation: [liɲu] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Le Bisson, L'Abbaye and Lignou.^[3]

The commune has one river running through it, The Rouvre and 4 streams, the Lange, Roussieres, Fief Benoit & the Arthan.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Château de Lignou a 16th Century Chateau in Lignou registered as a Monument historique in 1973.^[4]

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  Château de Lignou
• 
  Church of Saint-Martin in Lignou.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	243	—
1975	196	−3.02%
1982	180	−1.21%
1990	153	−2.01%
1999	148	−0.37%
2007	137	−0.96%
2012	135	−0.29%
2017	150	+2.13%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References