Paulhaguet

Paulhaguet
Commune
The church and surrounding buildings in Paulhaguet
Coat of arms
Location of Paulhaguet
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Coordinates: 45°12′32″N 3°30′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Belin[1]
Area ^1	11.23 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	859
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43148 /43230
Elevation	494–689 m (1,621–2,260 ft) (avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Paulhaguet (French pronunciation: [polaɡɛ]^[3]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The Senouire flows northwest through the southern part of the commune, crosses the town, then flows north through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,203	—
1975	1,054	−1.87%
1982	996	−0.81%
1990	921	−0.97%
1999	981	+0.70%
2009	959	−0.23%
2014	900	−1.26%
2020	864	−0.68%
Source: INSEE[4]

Popular culture

Certain scenes from the 1995 romantic comedy "French Kiss", starring Meg Ryan and Kevin Kline, were filmed there, as well as in nearby La Ravelle.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. France, Centre (30 August 2019). "Insolite - Pourquoi les habitants de Paulhaguet (Haute-Loire) ne prononcent-ils pas le nom de leur commune correctement ?". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE