Loigny-the-battle
Loigny-the-Battles is a common French, located in the department of Eure-et-Loir and the area Center.
Geography
History
The village was the place of a battles opposing close to: 40000 French soldiers with: 35000 Prussian soldiers on December 2nd 1870 and which made close to: 9000 dead.
Administration
Demography
Places and monuments
- Museum on the Battle of Loigny
- Crypt of the church where the bones of more are than: 1200 French soldiers
- Cross of the General of Sonis
- Monument of the duke of Charles of Albert, duke of Luynes (1845-1870) in the Wood of the Zouaves
Personalities related to the commune
- General Louis-Gaston de Sonis
See too
- Common of Eure-et-Loir
External bonds
- Loigny-the-Battles on the site of the national geographical Institute
- Loigny-the-Battles on the site of INSEE
- Loigny-the-Battles on the site of Quid
- Localization of Loigny-the-Battles on a chart of France and communes bordering
- Plan on Loigny-the-Battles on Mapquest