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Balbigny () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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Balbigny is a commune in France, situated within the Loire department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It lies in the arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Néronde, while also being associated with the electoral district of the canton of Le Coteau. The municipality borders Saint-Marcel-de-Félines, Épercieux-Saint-Paul, Néronde, and Nervieux, and is located next to the Loire river.

The area of Balbigny is 16.98 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 482 meters. Its population is recorded as 3,085, comprising 1,448 males and 1,517 females. The postal code for the commune is 42510.

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Place details

Locality
Balbigny
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
2,583

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Key facts

French commune.name
Balbigny
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Balbigny (Loire, Fr) mairie.JPG
French commune.caption
Town hall
French commune.arrondissement
Roanne
French commune.canton
Le Coteau
French commune.INSEE
42011
French commune.postal code
42510
French commune.mayor
Gilles Dupin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.elevation min m
314
French commune.elevation max m
482
French commune.area km2
16.98

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Official website

Mairie de Balbigny - Les montagnes du matin - Loire Forez (42)

Site officiel de la Mairie de Balbigny (42510) – Commune du département de la Loire et de la région Rhône-Alpes. Les habitants sont les Balbignois.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Balbigny
Country
France
Located in
Loire
Population
2911
Area
16.98
Elevation
371
Body of water
Loire
Shares border with
Saint-Georges-de-Baroille
Official website
www.balbigny.fr
Image
Balbigny (Loire, Fr) mairie.JPG
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Commons category
Balbigny
postal code
42510
associated electoral district
canton of Le Coteau
male population
1448
female population
1517
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-77-28-14-12
fax number
+33-4-77-27-20-02
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
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  • History
  • Population
  • Twin towns
  • See also
  • References

Balbigny () is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

==History== Balbigny owes its name to a Roman general named Balbinius who based himself here in order to conduct a war. Nothing survives from this period. The earliest identified traces of Balbigny date from 1090.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Balbigny” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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