Laignes | |
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 The town hall and resurgence of the Laigne River | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Laignes | |
  Laignes  Laignes | |
| Coordinates:47°50′38″N4°21′50″E / 47.8439°N 4.3639°E /47.8439; 4.3639 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Montbard |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Antoni[1] |
Area 1 | 40.02 km2 (15.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 669 |
| • Density | 16.7/km2 (43.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21336 /21330 |
| Elevation | 202–288 m (663–945 ft) (avg. 214 m or 702 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Laignes (French pronunciation:[lɛɲ]) is acommune in theCôte-d'Ordepartment, in theBourgogne-Franche-Comtéregion in easternFrance.
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 riverLaigne.
Laignes is traversed by RN 965 fromAuxerre toChaumont.
The nearest train stations are found at Nuits (17 kilometers) and Montbard (25 kilometers). There is a bus connection toGare de Montbard, a (TGV) station.
 | Nicey | Griselles | Marcenay | |
| Gigny (Yonne) | N | Bissey-la-Pierre Balot | ||
| W Laignes E | ||||
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| Sennevoy-le-Bas (Yonne) | Fontaines-les-Sèches | Nesle-et-Massoult |
Refined flints and tombs dating to theIron 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 theLingones during the Gallo-Roman period: an ancient potter's wheel was discovered near the train station bearing witness to the area's artisanal past.
Merovingian coins were struck at Laignes, especially those bearing the likeness ofCharles the Bald. During this period, Laignes belonged to Tonnerre which passed from the Counts of Champagne to theDuchy of Burgundy. To resist various assaults from armed bands that ravaged the country during theHundred Years' War, the city surrounded itself with fortifications; of which only a single round tower remains.
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]
| Blazon: "Gules a Bend Or with Two Towers Argent" Comments: Its official status is to be determined. |
| Term | Name | Party | Description |
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| 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. | |||
In 2017, the commune had 692 inhabitants, a change of -22% from 2007.
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Église Saint-Didier was designated amonument historique (national heritage site) in 1930.[6] Its furniture and statuary date to the 16th and 17th centuries.[7] The former Café des Chiens Blancs (Cafe of the White Dogs), now a multimedia library on the main square near the town hall. It was designated amonument historique in 1995.[8]
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