Apinac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 23 ′ N , 4 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 796–1,055 m | |
| surface | 15.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 416 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42550 | |
| INSEE code | 42006 | |
| Website | http://www.apinac.fr/ | |
Apinac is a French municipality with 416 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (until 2015: canton of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château ). The inhabitants are called Apinaquois .
geography
Apinac is located about 31 kilometers west-southwest of Saint-Étienne in the historic Forez landscape in the Massif Central . Apinac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Estivareilles in the north, Merle-Leignec in the east, Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon in the south and Usson-en-Forez in the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 485 | 416 | 393 | 354 | 330 | 304 | 362 | 424 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century with impressive stained glass
- Saint Roch chapel
- Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours chapel in the Gachat district
- Saint-Marc chapel in the Fontry district
- Remains of the castle complex
Personalities
- Pierre Gagnaire (* 1950), head chef
Web links
Commons : Apinac - collection of images, videos and audio files
