Périgneux
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Périgneux (French pronunciation: [peʁiɲø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Périgneux | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Périgneux | |
  Périgneux Location within France  Périgneux Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′35″N 4°09′20″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Robin[1] |
Area 1 | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,621 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42169 /42380 |
| Elevation | 448–720 m (1,470–2,362 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 812 | — |
| 1975 | 743 | −1.26% |
| 1982 | 765 | +0.42% |
| 1990 | 896 | +2.00% |
| 1999 | 1,083 | +2.13% |
| 2007 | 1,264 | +1.95% |
| 2012 | 1,410 | +2.21% |
| 2017 | 1,512 | +1.41% |
| 2023 | 1,621 | +1.17% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
