Aiguilhe

Aiguilhe (French pronunciation: [egɥij] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Aiguilhe
Commune
Saint Michel d'Aiguilhe
Location of Aiguilhe
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Coordinates: 45°03′06″N 3°53′08″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Le Puy-en-Velay-2
Intercommunality	CA Le Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Joubert[1]
Area 1	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,483
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43002 /43000
Elevation	609–751 m (1,998–2,464 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Aiguilhe is close to Le Puy-en-Velay, and famous for the Saint Michel chapel. Raymond of Aguilers was from here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,137	—
1975	1,304	+1.98%
1982	1,376	+0.77%
1990	1,452	+0.67%
1999	1,555	+0.76%
2007	1,601	+0.37%
2012	1,569	−0.40%
2017	1,511	−0.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department