Lignou
Commune
The town hall in Lignou
Location of Lignou
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Coordinates: 48°40′17″N 0°20′41″W / 48.6714°N 0.3447°W / 48.6714; -0.3447
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Orne
Arrondissement	Argentan
Canton	Athis-Val de Rouvre
Intercommunality	Val d'Orne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Claude Bignon[1]
Area 1	7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	143
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	61227 /61220
Elevation	202–254 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 Centaury 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