Allègre
Allègre (French pronunciation: [alɛɡʁ]; Occitan: Alègre) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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Commune  | |
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Location of Allègre  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 3°42′45″E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 
| Department | Haute-Loire | 
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | 
| Canton | Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique | 
| Intercommunality | CA du Puy-en-Velay | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Meyssonnier[1] | 
| Area 1  | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) | 
| Population | 873 | 
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 43003 /43270  | 
| Elevation | 880–1,172 m (2,887–3,845 ft)  (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 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. | ±% | 
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,487 | — | 
| 1968 | 1,512 | +1.7% | 
| 1975 | 1,459 | −3.5% | 
| 1982 | 1,313 | −10.0% | 
| 1990 | 1,176 | −10.4% | 
| 1999 | 1,007 | −14.4% | 
| 2006 | 1,008 | +0.1% | 
| 2009 | 996 | −1.2% | 
| 2014 | 955 | −4.1% | 
Sights
    
- Château d'Allègre: ruined castle, protected since 1935 as a monument historique[3]
 
Personalities
    
- Germaine Tillion (30 May 1907 – 19 April 2008), French anthropologist, was born in Allègre.
 
References
    
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
 - Base Mérimée: Ruines du château et terrain qui entoure ces ruines, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
 
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