Savigneux, Loire

Savigneux (French pronunciation: [saviɲø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Savigneux
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Savigneux
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Coordinates: 45°36′28″N 4°05′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2024–2026)	Marie-Thérèse Gagnaire[1]
Area 1	19.19 km2 (7.41 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,489
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42299 /42600
Elevation	357–398 m (1,171–1,306 ft) (avg. 383 m or 1,257 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. 1793 400 —     1821 391 −0.08% 1846 523 +1.17% 1872 733 +1.31% 1901 1,095 +1.39% 1926 1,304 +0.70% 1946 1,341 +0.14% 1962 1,586 +1.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,754 +1.69% 1975 1,841 +0.69% 1982 1,821 −0.16% 1990 2,391 +3.46% 1999 2,565 +0.78% 2007 3,066 +2.26% 2012 3,353 +1.81% 2017 3,432 +0.47%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

Savigneux is twinned with:

• Essenbach, Germany
• Savignano Irpino, Italy
• Rosenau, Haut-Rhin, France

See also

• Communes of the Loire department