Merle-Leignec | |
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 Location of Merle-Leignec | |
  Merle-Leignec  Merle-Leignec | |
| Coordinates:45°22′32″N4°01′06″E / 45.3756°N 4.0183°E /45.3756; 4.0183 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | René Avril[1] |
Area 1 | 16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 326 |
| • Density | 20.2/km2 (52.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42142 /42380 |
| Elevation | 660–994 m (2,165–3,261 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Merle-Leignec (French pronunciation:[mɛʁllɛɲɛk], before 1993:Merle)[3] is acommune in theLoiredepartment in centralFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 278 | — |
| 1975 | 216 | −3.54% |
| 1982 | 223 | +0.46% |
| 1990 | 233 | +0.55% |
| 1999 | 235 | +0.10% |
| 2009 | 303 | +2.57% |
| 2014 | 316 | +0.84% |
| 2020 | 322 | +0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
