Boën-sur-Lignon
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Boën-sur-Lignon (French pronunciation: [bwɛ̃ syʁ liɲɔ̃], literally Boën on Lignon), formerly Boën,[3] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Boën-sur-Lignon | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Boën-sur-Lignon | |
  Boën-sur-Lignon  Boën-sur-Lignon | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′47″N 4°00′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Anne Jouanjan[1] |
Area 1 | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,001 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42019 /42130 |
| Elevation | 374–557 m (1,227–1,827 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.
Boën-sur-Lignon is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Saint-Sixte to the north and northwest, Arthun to the northeast, Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse to the east, Trelins to the south, and Leigneux to the west and southwest.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,654 | — |
| 1975 | 3,766 | +0.43% |
| 1982 | 3,603 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 3,256 | −1.26% |
| 1999 | 3,112 | −0.50% |
| 2007 | 3,117 | +0.02% |
| 2012 | 3,204 | +0.55% |
| 2017 | 3,309 | +0.65% |
| 2023 | 3,001 | −1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
