Yssingeaux

Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 4°07′28″E / 45.1436°N 4.1244°E / 45.1436; 4.1244
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Yssingeaux
Subprefecture
Coat of arms of Yssingeaux
Location of Yssingeaux
Map
Yssingeaux is located in France
Yssingeaux
Yssingeaux
Yssingeaux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Yssingeaux
Yssingeaux
Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 4°07′28″E / 45.1436°N 4.1244°E / 45.1436; 4.1244
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonYssingeaux
IntercommunalitySucs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Liogier[1]
Area
1
80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,345
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43268 /43200
Elevation589–1,320 m (1,932–4,331 ft)
(avg. 840 m or 2,760 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yssingeaux (French pronunciation: [isɛ̃ʒo] ; Occitan: Sinjau) is a commune and subprefecture in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

It is situated between Le Puy-en-Velay and Firminy.

Geography[edit]

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,565—    
1975 5,878+0.78%
1982 6,228+0.83%
1990 6,118−0.22%
1999 6,492+0.66%
2007 6,931+0.82%
2012 7,101+0.49%
2017 7,202+0.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE