Sainte-Marguerite, Haute-Loire

Sainte-Marguerite (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t maʁɡərit]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department and the Auvergne region of south-central France.

Sainte-Marguerite
Commune
Location of Sainte-Marguerite
Sainte-Marguerite Sainte-Marguerite
Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 3°35′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Jacques Ludon
Area ^1	5.39 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	43
• Density	8.0/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43208 /43230
Elevation	590–889 m (1,936–2,917 ft) (avg. 626 m or 2,054 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Sainte-Marguerite is located in the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

The Senouire flows southwest through the southeastern part of the commune.

Administration

The commune is the home to various hamlets, including the Rif, Vizade, Bacou and Vigne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	222	—
1806	251	+13.1%
1821	254	+1.2%
1831	254	+0.0%
1841	298	+17.3%
1851	298	+0.0%
1861	285	−4.4%
1872	266	−6.7%
1881	200	−24.8%
1891	185	−7.5%
1901	208	+12.4%
1911	207	−0.5%
1921	163	−21.3%
1931	127	−22.1%
1946	96	−24.4%
1954	69	−28.1%
1962	65	−5.8%
1968	65	+0.0%
1975	48	−26.2%
1982	42	−12.5%
1990	38	−9.5%
1999	37	−2.6%
2011	38	+2.7%
2017	43	+13.2%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

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