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Laigné-en-Belin is a commune in the Sarthe
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department
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Government and military
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in the region
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of Pays de la Loire
Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" ().
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in north-western France
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. It was the birthplace of Basil Moreau
Basil Moreau, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross, the Sisters of the H ...
, founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross.
Points of interest
* Arboretum des QuintesNotable residents
*Basil Moreau
Basil Moreau, C.S.C. (February 11, 1799 – January 20, 1873) was the French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross, the Sisters of the H ...
, (1799-1873), Catholic
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priest
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and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross
See also
* Communes of the Sarthe departmentReferences
Communes of Sarthe {{Sarthe-geo-stub