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  (2022)[2]	2,666
• Density	88/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