Bourg-Argental

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Bourg-Argental
Coat of arms of Bourg-Argental
Bourg-Argental (France)
Bourg-Argental
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Saint-Etienne
Canton Le Pilat
Community association Monts du Pilat
Coordinates 45 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  E
height 450-1,003 m
surface 20.15 km 2
Residents 2,922 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 145 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42220
INSEE code
Website www.bourg-argental.fr

General view of Bourg-Argental

Bourg-Argental is a French commune with 2,922 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes in Canton Le Pilat and part of the municipal association Monts du Pilat . The municipality is part of the Pilat Regional Nature Park .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009
Residents 3,035 3,091 3,239 3,150 2,877 2,767 2,926 3,008

politics

Mayor has been Stéphane Heyraud ( DVG ) since 2008 .

Personalities

The French writer Pierre Guyotat (1940-2020) was born in the municipality.

Web links

Commons : Bourg-Argental  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Official website of the Communauté de Communes des Monts du Pilat ( Memento of the original of March 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French), accessed August 15, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cc-montsdupilat.fr