h ac ) ▁is ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁Ind re ▁department ▁in ▁central ▁France . ▁ ▁Location ▁L ign ac ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁department . ▁It ▁borders ▁the ▁ancient ▁regions ▁of ▁Ber ry , ▁Po it ou , ▁and ▁La ▁Mar che ▁in ▁the ▁fo oth ills ▁of ▁the ▁Mass if ▁Central . ▁The ▁village ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁parc ▁nature l ▁rég ional ▁de ▁la ▁B ren ne , ▁a ▁region ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁la kes ▁and ▁wild life . ▁The ▁river ▁Ang lin ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁commune ' s ▁eastern ▁border . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁L ign ac ▁is ▁probably ▁of ▁Roman ▁origin . ▁During ▁the ▁Roman ▁occupation ▁a ▁wealth y ▁land owner ▁named ▁L ini us ▁apparently ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁area ; ▁there ▁are ▁source ▁references ▁to ▁Lin iac um ▁and ▁Villa ▁L ini i . ▁Within ▁the ▁commune ▁lies ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Ch âteau ▁Guillaume , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right ▁up ▁until ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁The ▁château ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁height ▁between ▁ 1 0 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 1 1 2 ▁AD ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁William ▁IX , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Aqu itaine . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Aqu itaine , ▁cons ort ▁of ▁King ▁Louis ▁VII ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁King ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch âteau ▁of ▁L ign ac ▁was ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 5 th