Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Monistrol-sur-Loire | |
| Community association | Sucs | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 14 ′ N , 4 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 461-892 m | |
| surface | 30.23 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,597 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43200 | |
| INSEE code | 43211 | |
| Website | http://www.stmauricedelignon.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon |
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Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon is a commune with 2,597 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and the canton of Monistrol-sur-Loire .
geography
Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central . The Lignon du Velay , a small tributary of the Loire, flows through the municipality . Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Beauzac in the north and north-west, Monistrol-sur-Loire in the north and north-east, Blassac in the east and north-east, Grazac in the east and south-east, Yssingeaux in the south and Beaux in the west and south-west.
The national route 88 runs through the municipality .
history
During the French Revolution the place was only called Lignon .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 1,413 | 1,429 | 1,528 | 1,573 | 1,635 | 1,803 | 2,201 | 2,465 |
Attractions
- Saint-Maurice church from the 19th century
- Chapel of Sainte-Marguerite
- Maubourg Castle with park and tower of the old castle complex, built in the 12th century, renovations up to the 19th century, monument historique since 2007
- Bridge Confolent
