Loigny-la-Bataille | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Châteaudun |
Canton: | Les Villages Vovéens |
Insee: | 28212 |
Postal Code: | 28140 |
Mayor: | Hugues Robert[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Cœur de Beauce |
Coordinates: | 48.1239°N 1.7339°W |
Elevation M: | 127 |
Elevation Min M: | 123 |
Elevation Max M: | 139 |
Area Km2: | 18.05 |
Loigny-la-Bataille (in French pronounced as /lwaɲi la bataj/) 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.