Polignac, Haute-Loire
Polignac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France,
Polignac | |
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Commune | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Polignac | |
Polignac Polignac | |
Coordinates: 45°04′14″N 3°51′37″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Loire |
Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
Canton | Le Puy-en-Velay-2 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Paul Vigouroux |
Area 1 | 33.05 km2 (12.76 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 2,814 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 43152 /43000 |
Elevation | 562–892 m (1,844–2,927 ft) (avg. 740 m or 2,430 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 1,954 | — |
1806 | 2,319 | +18.7% |
1821 | 2,131 | −8.1% |
1831 | 2,093 | −1.8% |
1841 | 2,134 | +2.0% |
1851 | 2,258 | +5.8% |
1861 | 2,305 | +2.1% |
1872 | 2,274 | −1.3% |
1881 | 2,709 | +19.1% |
1891 | 2,683 | −1.0% |
1901 | 2,574 | −4.1% |
1911 | 2,511 | −2.4% |
1921 | 2,505 | −0.2% |
1931 | 2,085 | −16.8% |
1946 | 1,569 | −24.7% |
1954 | 1,347 | −14.1% |
1962 | 1,257 | −6.7% |
1968 | 1,407 | +11.9% |
1975 | 1,709 | +21.5% |
1982 | 2,003 | +17.2% |
1990 | 2,384 | +19.0% |
1999 | 2,602 | +9.1% |
2009 | 2,782 | +6.9% |
2017 | 2,814 | +1.2% |
Sights
The town is dominated by the Forteresse de Polignac with its square donjon tower, 32 m tall. The Chateau de Lavoute Polignac is a few miles away, close to the village of Lavoute.
Popular culture
The poem "The Church at Polignac" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon was written during the imprisonment of Prince Polignac and his colleagues, after the French Revolution of 1830.
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See also
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- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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