Loigny-la-Bataille | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 48°07′26″N 1°44′02″E / 48.1239°N 1.7339°ECoordinates: 48°07′26″N 1°44′02″E / 48.1239°N 1.7339°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Eure-et-Loir |
Arrondissement | Châteaudun |
Canton | Voves |
Intercommunality | Beauce d'Orgères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Hugues Robert |
Area1 | 18.05 km2 (6.97 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 236 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 28212 /28140 |
Elevation | 123–139 m (404–456 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Loigny-la-Bataille is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
The commune was the site of a major battle Battle of Loigny-Poupry on Friday, December 2, 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War when a French force of about 300 soldiers under General Gaston De Sonis fought a Prussian force of almost 2000. The battle is commemorated by several monuments including a memorial chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart.