Laigné-en-Belin
Laigné-en-Belin | |
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Part of Laigné-Saint-Gervais | |
The chapel of Saint-Anne, in Laigné-en-Belin | |
Location of Laigné-en-Belin | |
| Coordinates: 47°52′45″N 0°13′51″E / 47.8792°N 0.2309°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | Le Mans |
| Canton | Écommoy |
| Commune | Laigné-Saint-Gervais |
Area 1 | 12.72 km2 (4.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 2,269 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laigné-en-Belin (French pronunciation: [lɛɲe ɑ̃ bəlɛ̃]) 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. It was the birthplace of Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.