Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
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 (20202026) Alain Fournier[1]
Area
1
30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 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.

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]

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

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

References

  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


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