Périgneux

Périgneux
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Périgneux
Périgneux Périgneux
Coordinates: 45°26′35″N 4°09′20″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Robin
Area 1	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,605
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42169 /42380
Elevation	448–720 m (1,470–2,362 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Périgneux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	2,400	—
1806	2,071	−13.7%
1821	2,403	+16.0%
1831	2,555	+6.3%
1841	2,716	+6.3%
1851	2,545	−6.3%
1861	2,601	+2.2%
1872	1,694	−34.9%
1881	1,875	+10.7%
1891	2,128	+13.5%
1901	1,905	−10.5%
1911	1,831	−3.9%
1921	1,618	−11.6%
1931	1,580	−2.3%
1946	1,183	−25.1%
1954	1,093	−7.6%
1962	929	−15.0%
1968	812	−12.6%
1975	743	−8.5%
1982	765	+3.0%
1990	896	+17.1%
1999	1,083	+20.9%
2009	1,347	+24.4%
2016	1,478	+9.7%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department