Siaugues-Sainte-Marie
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Siaugues-Sainte-Marie (French pronunciation: [sjoɡ sɛ̃t maʁi]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire département in south-central France.
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | |
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Commune | |
Chapel of Sainte-Marie-des-Chazes | |
 Location of Siaugues-Sainte-Marie | |
  Siaugues-Sainte-Marie Location within France  Siaugues-Sainte-Marie Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′41″N 3°38′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Brioude |
| Canton | Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Ruat[1] |
Area 1 | 40.01 km2 (15.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 839 |
| • Density | 21.0/km2 (54.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43239 /43300 |
| Elevation | 540–1,301 m (1,772–4,268 ft) (avg. 910 m or 2,990 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,099 | — |
| 1975 | 1,012 | −1.17% |
| 1982 | 954 | −0.84% |
| 1990 | 832 | −1.70% |
| 1999 | 798 | −0.46% |
| 2007 | 796 | −0.03% |
| 2012 | 792 | −0.10% |
| 2017 | 799 | +0.18% |
| 2023 | 839 | +0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Château de Saint Romain
Siaugues is overlooked by the ruined towers of a castle established in the 13th century by Saint Louis IX to repel Angevin forces based to the west on the opposite side of the river Allier.
The castle changed hands several times, coming into the possession of the La Fayette family in c.1400 under Gilbert Motier de La Fayette. It remained in the family until the French Revolution when it was taken by the commune and used as a quarry. The castle then passed into private ownership and some preservation work has begun.
Personalities
- Maurice Fombeure, poet
