Country France Intercommunality Aune et Loir Area 32.03 km² | Canton Mayet Population (2006) 2,114 Local time Wednesday 10:06 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Aubigné-Racan is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
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Map of 72800 Aubign%C3%A9-Racan, France
Sights
The town has a Romanesque church from the 11th century.
Aubigné-Racan is 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.
In the surrounding countryside, one can also find prehistoric standing stones, or dolmens ("dolmen de la Pierre" and "dolmen du Colombier").
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.