Sagonne () is a commune in the

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department in the

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Geography

Sagonne is

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village situated by the banks of the small river Sagonin, some 37 km southeast of

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, at the junction of the D76 with the D109 and D2076 roads.

Population

Sights

* The Romanesque church of St. Laurent, dating from the twelfth century. * Château de Sagonne, a 12th- to 17th-century castle, in the heart of the village. * Some fifteenth-century houses. * A

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at the castle, housing a 14th-century collection of weapons, paintings and tapestry.

Personalities

Charles II d'Amboise de Chaumont Charles II d'Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont (1473 – 11 March 1511) was a French nobleman, who acted as French governor of Milan (1503–1511) during the reign of Louis XII and as a French commander during the War of the League of Cambrai. ...

: Grand Admiral and

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. *

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: mistress of Henry IV. *

Jules Hardouin-Mansart Jules Hardouin-Mansart (; 16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Gra ...

: architect to

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