Boën-sur-Lignon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon (main town) | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 45 ′ N , 4 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 374-557 m | |
| surface | 6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,309 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 552 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42130 | |
| INSEE code | 42019 | |
| Website | www.boen.fr | |
 Boën-sur-Lignon town hall |
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Boën-sur-Lignon is a French municipality with 3309 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon . The inhabitants are called Boënnais .
The municipality, which was previously only called Boën , was renamed Boën-sur-Lignon on August 4, 2012 (information according to INSEE).
geography
Boën-sur-Lignon is located in the Forez plain in the Massif Central and is also part of the Côtes du Forez wine-growing region . The Lignon du Forez flows through the municipality . Boën-sur-Lignon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Sixte in the north and north-west, Arthun in the north-east, Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse in the east, Trelins in the south and Leigneux in the west and south-west.
The former route nationale 89 (today's Départementstrasse 1089) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 3,410 | 3,654 | 3,766 | 3,603 | 3,256 | 3.112 | 3.135 | 3,197 |
Attractions
- Boën Castle, built in the 18th century in the Italian style, monument historique , now a museum
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church from the 19th century
- Pont Terray (bridge)
Personalities
- Joseph Marie Terray (1715–1778), priest and finance minister of Louis XV.
- Gabriel Syveton (1864–1904), historian and politician
- Marie-Thérèse d'Alverny (1903–1991), librarian and mediaevalist
