Laussonne (French pronunciation: [losɔn]; Occitan: Laussona) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Laussonne | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Suc de Montchamp | |
Location of Laussonne  | |
  Laussonne  Laussonne | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′15″N 4°03′10″E / 44.9708°N 4.0528°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Mézenc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Fernand Chaize[1] |
| Area 1 | 25.11 km2 (9.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,017 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43115 /43150 |
| Elevation | 796–1,191 m (2,612–3,907 ft) (avg. 929 m or 3,048 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,124 | — |
| 1975 | 1,052 | −0.94% |
| 1982 | 1,040 | −0.16% |
| 1990 | 1,063 | +0.27% |
| 1999 | 991 | −0.78% |
| 2009 | 996 | +0.05% |
| 2014 | 1,013 | +0.34% |
| 2020 | 1,015 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
edit- Reine Antier (1801–83), founder of the Congrégation des Soeurs de l'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles, an order of teaching nuns.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 3 November 2017
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