| Laignes | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Laignes (21).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Montbard |
| Canton: | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
| Insee: | 21336 |
| Postal Code: | 21330 |
| Mayor: | Jean-Michel Antoni[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 47.8439°N 4.3639°W |
| Elevation M: | 214 |
| Elevation Min M: | 202 |
| Elevation Max M: | 288 |
| Area Km2: | 40.02 |
Laignes (in French pronounced as /lɛɲ/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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 river Laigne.
Laignes is traversed by RN 965 from Auxerre to Chaumont.
The nearest train stations are found at Nuits (17 kilometers) and Montbard (25 kilometers). There is a bus connection to Gare de Montbard, a (TGV) station.
Refined flints and tombs dating to the Iron 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 the Lingones 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 of Charles the Bald. During this period, Laignes belonged to Tonnerre which passed from the Counts of Champagne to the Duchy of Burgundy. To resist various assaults from armed bands that ravaged the country during the Hundred 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.
| Term | Name | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.