Sainte-Sigolène
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Sainte-Sigolène Santa Segolena |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
| Canton | Deux Rivières et Vallées (main town) | |
| Community association | Marches du Velay-Rochebaron | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 15 ' N , 4 ° 14' E | |
| height | 560-854 m | |
| surface | 30.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,959 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 194 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43600 | |
| INSEE code | 43224 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-sainte-sigolene.fr/ | |
Sainte-Sigolène ( Occitan : Santa Segolena ) is a French municipality with 5959 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and is the capital of the canton of Deux Rivières et Vallées .
geography
The community is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central . The Dunières flows through the southern part of the municipality . Sainte-Sigolène is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Monistrol-sur-Loire in the north and north-west, La Séauve-sur-Semène in the north, Saint-Didier-en-Velay in the north-east, Saint-Pal-de-Mons in the east, Lapte in the south and southeast, Grazac in the southwest and Les Villettes in the west.
history
Between 1792 and 1795 the municipality was called Sigolène-les-Bois .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 3,535 | 4,055 | 4,508 | 5,052 | 5,236 | 5,432 | 5,778 | 5,938 |
Attractions
- Château du Villard
- Neo-Gothic church
- Maison de la Béate
- Museum de la Fabrique
Personalities
- Jacques-Marie Muthuon (1757–1830), mining engineer and geologist
