Lérigneux

Lérigneux
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Community association	Loire Forez
Coordinates	45 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E
height	875-1,344 m
surface	9.76 km 2
Residents	143 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42600
INSEE code	42121

Lérigneux is a French commune in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Montbrison and the arrondissement of the same name .

geography

Landscape at the Col de Baracuchet

The Col de Baracuchet, a at 1267 m. ü. M. located pass crossing , connects Lérigneux with the neighboring municipality of Saint-Anthème in the southwest. The other neighboring communities are Roche in the northwest, Essertines-en-Châtelneuf in the northeast and Bard in the southeast.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2015
Residents	203	187	161	145	118	126	149	147

Attractions

The parish church of the village was first mentioned in 1225. After the parish was dissolved during the French Revolution, the previous building from the 16th century fell into disrepair and after the parish was re-established it was replaced by the current building from the 1830s. The church was declared a Monument Historique in 2011 .

Saint-Jacques church

Web links

Commons : Lérigneux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Église paroissiale Saint-Jacques. In: Mérimée database . French Ministry of Culture , accessed February 15, 2018 (French).