Fay-sur-Lignon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fay-sur-Lignon

(2020–2026) Christian Chorliet^[1]Area

13.24 km² (5.11 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

354 • Density27/km² (69/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43092 /43430

Elevation1,079–1,380 m (3,540–4,528 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fay-sur-Lignon (French pronunciation: [faj syʁ liɲɔ̃], literally Fay on Lignon; Occitan: Fai) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	621	—
1975	527	−2.32%
1982	480	−1.33%
1990	441	−1.05%
1999	399	−1.11%
2009	413	+0.35%
2014	375	−1.91%
2020	358	−0.77%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE