Savigneux (Loire)
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
Canton | Montbrison | |
Community association | Loire Forez | |
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 | 42299 |
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 |
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Residents | 1,586 | 1,754 | 1,841 | 1,821 | 2,391 | 2,565 | 3,066 |
Attractions
- 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
Commons : Savigneux - Collection of images, videos and audio files