Paulhaguet

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Paulhaguet

(2020–2026) Gérard Belin^[1]Area

11.23 km² (4.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

859 • Density76/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43148 /43230

Elevation494–689 m (1,621–2,260 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Paulhaguet (French pronunciation: [polaɡɛ]^[3]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The Senouire flows northwest through the southern part of the commune, crosses the town, then flows north through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,203	—
1975	1,054	−1.87%
1982	996	−0.81%
1990	921	−0.97%
1999	981	+0.70%
2009	959	−0.23%
2014	900	−1.26%
2020	864	−0.68%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Popular culture

Certain scenes from the 1995 romantic comedy "French Kiss", starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, were filmed there, as well as in nearby La Ravelle.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ France, Centre (30 August 2019). "Insolite - Pourquoi les habitants de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire) ne prononcent-ils pas le nom de leur commune correctement ?". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE