Aubigné-Racan
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The ruins of the theatre
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Location within Pays de la Loire region
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| Coordinates: 47°41′29″N 0°16′07″E / 47.6914°N 0.2686°ECoordinates: 47°41′29″N 0°16′07″E / 47.6914°N 0.2686°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Pays de la Loire | |
| Department | Sarthe | |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche | |
| Canton | Mayet | |
| Intercommunality | Aune et Loir | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michel Royer | |
| Area1 | 32.03 km2 (12.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,114 | |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 72620 /72800 | |
| Elevation | 37–118 m (121–387 ft) (avg. 31 m or 102 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Aubigné-Racan is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
The town has a Romanesque church from the 11th century.
Aubigné-Racan is the site of the archeological excavation of Cherré, a Gallo-Roman complex of 20 hectares from the 1st to the 3rd centuries. The site was likely a rural centre of commercial and religious activity before the Roman conquest. Excavations in 1977 by C. Lambert and J. Rioufreyt discovered an ancient theatre, two temples, Roman thermae, a forum and an aqueduct.
In the surrounding countryside, one can also find prehistoric standing stones, or dolmens ("dolmen de la Pierre" and "dolmen du Colombier").
Aubigné-Racan is the birthplace of the 17th century poet and dramatist Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan. His birthplace, the Manoir de Champmarin, is still standing.
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