Aubigné-Racan Explained

Aubigné-Racan
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Aubigne-Racan.svg
Arrondissement:La Flèche
Canton:Le Lude
Insee:72013
Postal Code:72800
Mayor:Nicolas Mourier[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Sud Sarthe
Coordinates:47.6914°N 0.2686°W
Elevation M:31
Elevation Min M:37
Elevation Max M:118
Area Km2:32.03

Aubigné-Racan (in French pronounced as /obiɲe ʁakɑ̃/) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.

Sights

In the surrounding countryside, one can find prehistoric standing stones, or dolmens ("dolmen de la Pierre" and "dolmen du Colombier").

Aubigné-Racan is also 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.

The town has a Romanesque church from the 11th century.

People

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.