Périgneux

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Périgneux

(2020–2026) Michel Robin^[1]Area

32 km² (12 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,605 • Density50/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42169 /42380

Elevation448–720 m (1,470–2,362 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Périgneux (French pronunciation: [peʁiɲø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	812	—
1975	743	−1.26%
1982	765	+0.42%
1990	896	+2.00%
1999	1,083	+2.13%
2009	1,347	+2.21%
2014	1,448	+1.46%
2020	1,589	+1.56%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE