Virigneux

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

Virigneux
Commune
Location of Virigneux
Virigneux Virigneux
Coordinates: 45°41′23″N 4°21′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Intercommunality	Forez en Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Hervé Michel
Area ^1	11.84 km^2 (4.57 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	631
• Density	53/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42336 /42140
Elevation	427–652 m (1,401–2,139 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 796 —     1806 589 −26.0% 1821 743 +26.1% 1831 621 −16.4% 1841 923 +48.6% 1851 930 +0.8% 1861 814 −12.5% 1872 780 −4.2% 1881 899 +15.3% 1891 892 −0.8% 1901 777 −12.9% 1911 692 −10.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 641 −7.4% 1931 630 −1.7% 1946 575 −8.7% 1954 509 −11.5% 1962 501 −1.6% 1968 425 −15.2% 1975 388 −8.7% 1982 354 −8.8% 1990 366 +3.4% 1999 465 +27.0% 2011 602 +29.5% 2017 631 +4.8%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.