Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon

Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis də 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
Location of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
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Coordinates: 45°13′30″N 4°08′23″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Monistrol-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Sucs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Fournier[1]
Area 1	30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,643
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43211 /43200
Elevation	461–892 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

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

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" (in French). 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