Allègre
| Allègre | ||
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 12 ' N , 3 ° 43' E | |
| height | 880-1,172 m | |
| surface | 23.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 907 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43270 | |
| INSEE code | 43003 | |
| Website | www.mairie-allegre.com | |
Allègre is a French commune with 907 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . The municipality is located in the middle of the massif known as Velay, about 100 kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand and about 20 kilometers north of Le Puy-en-Velay . The municipality is known for the castle ruins ( château d'Allègre ) that rise above the town center. Historically, the inhabitants lived mainly from cattle breeding, wood processing and lace manufacture, today tourism is a source of income.
Personalities
- Germaine Tillion (1907–2008), ethnologist and resistance fighter
- François Fonlupt (* 1954), Roman Catholic Bishop of Rodez
Web links
Commons : Allègre - collection of images, videos and audio files
