Palogneux

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Palogneux
Palogneux coat of arms
Palogneux (France)
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

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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