Merle-Leignec

Merle-Leignec (French pronunciation: [mɛʁl lɛɲɛk], before 1993: Merle)^[2] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Merle-Leignec
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Merle-Leignec
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Coordinates: 45°22′32″N 4°01′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Avril[1]
Area 1	16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	324
• Density	20.0/km2 (51.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42142 /42380
Elevation	660–994 m (2,165–3,261 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	278	—
1975	216	−3.54%
1982	223	+0.46%
1990	233	+0.55%
1999	235	+0.10%
2009	303	+2.57%
2014	316	+0.84%
2020	322	+0.31%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department