Urbain Le Clerc De Juigné

Juigné-sur-Loire is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016 it was merged into the new commune Les Garennes sur Loire. On 18 July 1969 Juigné-sur-Loire was the site of a tragic accident that killed 19 young teenagers from nearby Angers. The children, part of a group of sixty 13- and 14-year-olds o…
Juigné-sur-Loire is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016 it was merged into the new commune Les Garennes sur Loire. On 18 July 1969 Juigné-sur-Loire was the site of a tragic accident that killed 19 young teenagers from nearby Angers. The children, part of a group of sixty 13- and 14-year-olds on an outing from a recreational center, had been wading in the Loire river when the gravel riverbed beneath them gave way and swept them downstream into the deeper waters.
  • Elevation: 16–66 m (52–217 ft)
  • Country: France
  • Region: Pays de la Loire
  • Department: Maine-et-Loire
  • Arrondissement: Angers
  • Canton: Les Ponts-de-Cé
  • Commune: Les Garennes sur Loire
Data from: en.wikipedia.org