Saignes, Cantal

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saignes

(2020–2026) Éric Moulier^[1]Area

6.81 km² (2.63 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

823 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

15169 /15240

Elevation442–780 m (1,450–2,559 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saignes (French pronunciation: [sɛɲ]; Occitan: Sanhas) is a commune in the département of Cantal in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	642	—
1968	702	+9.3%
1975	735	+4.7%
1982	957	+30.2%
1990	1,009	+5.4%
1999	1,006	−0.3%
2008	898	−10.7%
2016	845	−5.9%

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.