Virigneux (French pronunciation: [viʁiɲø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Virigneux | |
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Commune | |
Location of Virigneux  | |
  Virigneux  Virigneux | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′23″N 4°21′15″E / 45.689722°N 4.354167°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Feurs |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Lyonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Farjon[1] |
Area 1 | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 626 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42336 /42140 |
| Elevation | 427–652 m (1,401–2,139 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 | 425 | — |
| 1975 | 388 | −1.29% |
| 1982 | 354 | −1.30% |
| 1990 | 366 | +0.42% |
| 1999 | 465 | +2.70% |
| 2009 | 574 | +2.13% |
| 2014 | 619 | +1.52% |
| 2020 | 632 | +0.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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