Sauvain

Sauvain
Sauvain
Commune
	Museum
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	Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°ECoordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-René Joandel
Area 1	30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	380
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42298 /42990
Elevation	640–1,631 m (2,100–5,351 ft) ; (avg. 890 m or 2,920 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sauvain (French pronunciation: [sovɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Its church is l'Église Notre Dame de la Nativité.^[2]

Geography[]

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population[]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,091	—
1806	1,016	−6.9%
1821	955	−6.0%
1831	879	−8.0%
1841	954	+8.5%
1851	1,002	+5.0%
1861	975	−2.7%
1872	949	−2.7%
1881	1,042	+9.8%
1891	972	−6.7%
1901	1,003	+3.2%
1911	961	−4.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	825	−14.2%
1931	753	−8.7%
1946	706	−6.2%
1954	684	−3.1%
1962	615	−10.1%
1968	611	−0.7%
1975	523	−14.4%
1982	507	−3.1%
1990	445	−12.2%
1999	429	−3.6%
2008	408	−4.9%
2017	380	−6.9%

References[]

^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Tour de France 2020, Stage 14 (sports report). France: flobikes.com. September 12, 2020.

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[1] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[2] Tour de France 2020, Stage 14 (sports report). France: flobikes.com. September 12, 2020.

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Sauvain
Commune
Museum
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Sauvain Sauvain Show map of FranceShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesShow all
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°E / 45.6742; 3.9064Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°E / 45.6742; 3.9064
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-René Joandel
Area ¹	30.23 km² (11.67 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)^[1]	380
• Density	13/km² (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42298 /42990
Elevation	640–1,631 m (2,100–5,351 ft) (avg. 890 m or 2,920 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.