Boën-sur-Lignon

Boën-sur-Lignon
Commune
Coat of arms of Boën-sur-Lignon
Coat of arms
Location of Boën-sur-Lignon
Map
Boën-sur-Lignon is located in France
Boën-sur-Lignon
Boën-sur-Lignon
Boën-sur-Lignon is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Boën-sur-Lignon
Boën-sur-Lignon
Coordinates: 45°44′47″N 4°00′18″E / 45.7464°N 4.005°E / 45.7464; 4.005
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Anne Jouanjan[1]
Area
1
6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,029
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42019 /42130
Elevation374–557 m (1,227–1,827 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boën-sur-Lignon (French pronunciation: [bwɛ̃ syʁ liɲɔ̃], literally Boën on Lignon), formerly Boën,[3] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,654—    
1975 3,766+0.43%
1982 3,603−0.63%
1990 3,256−1.26%
1999 3,112−0.50%
2007 3,117+0.02%
2012 3,204+0.55%
2017 3,309+0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Since 1 August 2012, Journal officiel de la République Française (in French), 3 August 2012
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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