Sainte-Sigolène

Sainte-Sigolène
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Sigolène
Sainte-Sigolène Sainte-Sigolène
Coordinates: 45°14′38″N 4°14′07″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Deux Rivières et Vallées
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Didier Rouchouse
Area 1	30.64 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,023
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43224 /43600
Elevation	560–854 m (1,837–2,802 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Sigolène (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t siɡɔlɛn]; Vivaro-Alpine: Santa Sigolena) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,531 —     1800 2,251 −1.66% 1806 2,469 1.55% 1821 2,519 0.13% 1831 2,702 0.70% 1836 2,872 1.23% 1841 3,168 1.98% 1846 3,215 0.29% 1851 3,317 0.63% 1856 3,521 1.20% 1861 2,978 −3.29% 1866 2,991 0.09% 1872 2,948 −0.24% 1876 3,303 2.88% 1881 3,390 0.52% 1886 3,744 2.01% 1891 4,124 1.95% 1896 4,463 1.59%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,737 1.20% 1906 4,958 0.92% 1911 4,924 −0.14% 1921 4,502 −0.89% 1926 4,414 −0.39% 1931 4,101 −1.46% 1936 3,972 −0.64% 1946 3,438 −1.43% 1954 3,159 −1.05% 1962 3,535 1.42% 1968 4,055 2.31% 1975 4,508 1.52% 1982 5,052 1.64% 1990 5,236 0.45% 1999 5,432 0.41% 2007 5,827 0.88% 2012 5,962 0.46% 2017 5,959 −0.01%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department