Polignac, Haute-Loire

Polignac (French pronunciation: ​[pɔliɲak]; Occitan: Panhac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France,

Polignac
Commune
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Polignac
Polignac
Polignac
Coordinates: 45°04′14″N 3°51′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonLe Puy-en-Velay-2
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Vigouroux[1]
Area
1
33.05 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
2,810
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43152 /43000
Elevation562–892 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,954—    
18062,319+18.7%
18212,131−8.1%
18312,093−1.8%
18412,134+2.0%
18512,258+5.8%
18612,305+2.1%
18722,274−1.3%
18812,709+19.1%
18912,683−1.0%
19012,574−4.1%
19112,511−2.4%
YearPop.±%
19212,505−0.2%
19312,085−16.8%
19461,569−24.7%
19541,347−14.1%
19621,257−6.7%
19681,407+11.9%
19751,709+21.5%
19822,003+17.2%
19902,384+19.0%
19992,602+9.1%
20092,782+6.9%
20172,814+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.

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.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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