Savigneux (Loire)

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Savigneux
Savigneux coat of arms
Savigneux (France)
Savigneux
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Montbrison
Community association Loire Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 36 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 36 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 357-398 m
surface 19.19 km 2
Residents 3,432 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 179 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42600
INSEE code

Savigneux is a French municipality with 3432 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is a partner municipality of Rosenau in the Haut-Rhin department . The neighboring municipalities are Saint-Paul-d'Uzore in the north, Chalain-le-Comtal in the north-east, Grézieux-le-Fromental in the east, Précieux in the south-east, Montbrison , the sub-prefecture , in the south-west and Champdieu in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 1,586 1,754 1,841 1,821 2,391 2,565 3,066

Attractions

church
  • Château de Montrouge , a castle recognized as a monument historique since 1990
  • Neo-Romanesque church from the 19th century
  • Château de Merlieu , a 17th century castle
  • Château de Vaure , a castle from the 16th and 17th centuries

Web links

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