Palogneux

Palogneux
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Community association	Loire Forez
Coordinates	45 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′  N , 3 ° 55 ′  E
height	496-945 m
surface	7.01 km 2
Residents	78 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42990
INSEE code	42164

Palogneux is a French municipality with 78 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and is part of the canton Boën-sur-Lignon (until 2015 Saint-Georges-en-Couzan ).

geography

Palogneux is located about 52 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne in the Forez in the Massif Central . Palogneux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Laurent-Rochefort in the north and north-west, Débats-Rivière-d'Orpra in the north and north-east, Sail-sous-Couzan in the east, Saint-Georges-en-Couzan in the south and Saint-Just- en-Bas to the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	158	122	90	63	60	52	52	79
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Pierre church

Saint-Pierre church

Web links

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