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Laignes

Laignes (French pronunciation: [lɛɲ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Key Information

Geography

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Laignes has a total area of 40 km2 and an approximate altitude of 220 m.

Near the town hall there is a basin formed by the resurgence of the river Laigne.

Accessibility

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Laignes is traversed by RN 965 from Auxerre to Chaumont.

The nearest train stations are found at Nuits (17 kilometers) and Montbard (25 kilometers). There is a bus connection to Gare de Montbard, a (TGV) station.

Neighboring communes

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History

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Prehistory and antiquity

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Refined flints and tombs dating to the Iron Age attest to the antiquity of the site's occupation. The crossing of the roads from Auxerre to Langres and Alise to Vertault made it a very active place for the Lingones during the Gallo-Roman period: an ancient potter's wheel was discovered near the train station bearing witness to the area's artisanal past.

Middle Ages

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Merovingian coins were struck at Laignes, especially those bearing the likeness of Charles the Bald. During this period, Laignes belonged to Tonnerre which passed from the Counts of Champagne to the Duchy of Burgundy. To resist various assaults from armed bands that ravaged the country during the Hundred Years' War, the city surrounded itself with fortifications; of which only a single round tower remains.

Modern era

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On the eve of the French Revolution, Laignes depended on goods from the Bailiwick of Sens in the County of Champagne and spiritual guidance from the Deanery of Châtillon-sur-Seine, part of the Diocese of Langres.[3]

Heraldry

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Blazon Blazon:
"Gules a Bend Or with Two Towers Argent"
Comments: Its official status is to be determined.


List of mayors

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Term Name Party Description
19th Century M. Mauris - -
1941-1947 Gabriel Beau - -
1947-1974 Émile Lepître Independent Republicans -
1974-1995 Jean-Pierre Recq UDF -
1995-2008 Jean-Paul Noret Socialist Party -
2008–Present Jean-Michel Antoni UMP -
This list of mayors is incomplete.

Demographics

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In 2017, the commune had 692 inhabitants, a change of -22% from 2007.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,520—    
1800 1,559+0.36%
1806 1,768+2.12%
1821 1,514−1.03%
1831 1,476−0.25%
1836 1,492+0.22%
1841 1,563+0.93%
1846 1,534−0.37%
1851 1,547+0.17%
1856 1,421−1.68%
1861 1,410−0.16%
1866 1,391−0.27%
1872 1,380−0.13%
1876 1,340−0.73%
1881 1,341+0.01%
1886 1,289−0.79%
1891 1,232−0.90%
1896 1,158−1.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,149−0.16%
1906 1,186+0.64%
1911 1,138−0.82%
1921 1,068−0.63%
1926 1,072+0.07%
1931 1,109+0.68%
1936 1,051−1.07%
1946 1,046−0.05%
1954 1,047+0.01%
1962 1,032−0.18%
1968 1,073+0.65%
1975 1,004−0.95%
1982 1,008+0.06%
1990 904−1.35%
1999 881−0.29%
2007 885+0.06%
2012 772−2.70%
2017 692−2.16%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Monuments and historic places

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Notable personalities

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  • André Metthey, (1871-1920), world-renowned ceramic artist, born 4 June 1871 in Laignes, and died in Asnières-sur-Seine in 1920.
  • Christine Petit, born in Laignes in 1948, physician and researcher, professor at the Collège de France and the Pasteur Institute.
  • Doctor Paul Robert was born on Réunion in 1904, physician in Laignes from 1930 to 1939, and killed by the Nazis on 11 June 1944 in Essarois.
  • André Osterberger, (1920-2009), professional hammer thrower, born 26 Oct 1920 in Laignes. In 1950, he held the French record in the hammer throw with a mark 51.66 meters and had a mark of 52.95 meters in the 1952 Olympics.

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