Yssingeaux

Yssingeaux
Subprefecture and commune
The chapel in Yssingeaux
Coat of arms
Location of Yssingeaux
Yssingeaux Yssingeaux
Coordinates: 45°08′37″N 4°07′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Yssingeaux
Intercommunality	Sucs
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Bernard Gallot
Area 1	80.57 km2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	7,162
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43268 /43200
Elevation	589–1,320 m (1,932–4,331 ft) (avg. 840 m or 2,760 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yssingeaux (French pronunciation: [isɛ̃ʒo]; Occitan: Sinjau) is a commune and sous-préfecture in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France, situated between the towns of Le Puy en Velay and Firminy. The town has a population of approximately 7,200 residents.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	6,888	—
2007	6,931	+0.6%
2008	6,936	+0.1%
2009	6,946	+0.1%
2010	7,009	+0.9%
2011	7,055	+0.7%
2012	7,101	+0.7%
2013	7,061	−0.6%
2014	7,105	+0.6%
2015	7,122	+0.2%
2016	7,162	+0.6%

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	63.93
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	52.13
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" |	2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	56.82
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	81.10

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department