Savigneux (French pronunciation: [saviɲø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Savigneux
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Savigneux
Location of Savigneux
Map
Savigneux is located in France
Savigneux
Savigneux
Savigneux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Savigneux
Savigneux
Coordinates: 45°36′28″N 4°05′00″E / 45.6078°N 4.0833°E / 45.6078; 4.0833
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonMontbrison
IntercommunalityLoire Forez Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc Grange[1]
Area
1
19.19 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,468
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42299 /42600
Elevation357–398 m (1,171–1,306 ft)
(avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 400—    
1821 391−0.08%
1846 523+1.17%
1872 733+1.31%
1901 1,095+1.39%
1926 1,304+0.70%
1946 1,341+0.14%
1962 1,586+1.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,754+1.69%
1975 1,841+0.69%
1982 1,821−0.16%
1990 2,391+3.46%
1999 2,565+0.78%
2007 3,066+2.26%
2012 3,353+1.81%
2017 3,432+0.47%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns edit

Savigneux is twinned with:

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. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Savigneux, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE