Sainte-Marguerite, Haute-Loire

Sainte-Marguerite
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°12′26″N 3°35′32″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Jacques Ludon[1]
Area ^1	5.39 km^2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	37
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43208 /43230
Elevation	590–889 m (1,936–2,917 ft) (avg. 626 m or 2,054 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marguerite (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡərit] ^ⓘ; Auvergnat: Senta Margarida) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department and the Auvergne region of south-central France.^[3]

Geography

Sainte-Marguerite is located in the Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

The Senouire flows southwest through the southeastern part of the commune.

The commune contains several hamlets, including Le Rif, La Vizade and Charbonnières.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	65	—
1975	48	−4.24%
1982	42	−1.89%
1990	38	−1.24%
1999	37	−0.30%
2009	36	−0.27%
2014	39	+1.61%
2020	41	+0.84%
Source: INSEE[4]

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. (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-43208. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE