Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon

Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis liɲɔ̃]; literally "Saint-Maurice of Lignon") is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[3]

Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
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Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon is located in France
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Coordinates: 45°13′30″N 4°08′23″E / 45.225°N 4.1397°E / 45.225; 4.1397
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonMonistrol-sur-Loire
IntercommunalitySucs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Fournier[1]
Area
1
30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,643
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43211 /43200
Elevation461–892 m (1,512–2,927 ft)
(avg. 740 m or 2,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,801—    
1821 2,014+0.40%
1846 2,264+0.47%
1872 1,999−0.48%
1901 2,244+0.40%
1926 1,904−0.66%
1946 1,391−1.56%
1962 1,413+0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,429+0.19%
1975 1,528+0.96%
1982 1,573+0.42%
1990 1,635+0.48%
1999 1,803+1.09%
2007 2,258+2.85%
2012 2,465+1.77%
2017 2,597+1.05%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE