Ligny-le-Châtel

Ligny-le-Châtel is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.

Ligny-le-Châtel
Commune
The church in Ligny-le-Châtel
Coat of arms
Location of Ligny-le-Châtel
Ligny-le-Châtel Ligny-le-Châtel
Coordinates: 47°54′05″N 3°45′27″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
Arrondissement	Auxerre
Canton	Chablis
Intercommunality	Chablis Villages et Terroirs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Royer[1]
Area ^1	27.48 km^2 (10.61 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,280
• Density	47/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	89227 /89144
Elevation	103–182 m (338–597 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2005	1,319	—
2006	1,309	−0.8%
2007	1,314	+0.4%
2008	1,324	+0.8%
2009	1,334	+0.8%
2010	1,344	+0.7%
2011	1,341	−0.2%
2012	1,340	−0.1%
2013	1,323	−1.3%
2014	1,306	−1.3%
2015	1,289	−1.3%
2016	1,286	−0.2%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round [3]

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
	2017	Emmanuel Macron	En Marche!	54.15
	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	55.49
	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	60.52
	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	78.10

See also

• Communes of the Yonne department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/