Périgneux

Périgneux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Périgneux
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Périgneux
Périgneux Périgneux
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 (2014–2020)	Michel Robin
Area ^1	32 km^2 (12 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,512
• Density	47/km^2 (120/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,400 —     1806 2,071 −13.7% 1821 2,403 +16.0% 1831 2,555 +6.3% 1841 2,716 +6.3% 1851 2,545 −6.3% 1861 2,601 +2.2% 1872 1,694 −34.9% 1881 1,875 +10.7% 1891 2,128 +13.5% 1901 1,905 −10.5% 1911 1,831 −3.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,618 −11.6% 1931 1,580 −2.3% 1946 1,183 −25.1% 1954 1,093 −7.6% 1962 929 −15.0% 1968 812 −12.6% 1975 743 −8.5% 1982 765 +3.0% 1990 896 +17.1% 1999 1,083 +20.9% 2009 1,347 +24.4% 2016 1,478 +9.7%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.