Yssingeaux

Yssingeaux
Subprefecture
Coat of arms
Location of Yssingeaux
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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 (2020–2026)	Pierre Liogier[1]
Area ^1	80.57 km^2 (31.11 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	7,345
• Density	91/km^2 (240/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yssingeaux (French pronunciation: [isɛ̃ʒo] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Sinjau) is a commune and subprefecture in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

It is situated between Le Puy-en-Velay and Firminy.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,565	—
1975	5,878	+0.78%
1982	6,228	+0.83%
1990	6,118	−0.22%
1999	6,492	+0.66%
2007	6,931	+0.82%
2012	7,101	+0.49%
2017	7,202	+0.28%
Source: INSEE[3]

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. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE