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Fay-sur-Lignon
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Fay-sur-Lignon is a commune in France, situated in the Haute-Loire department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fay-sur-Lignon and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Mézenc. The settlement is named after the Lignon du Velay and has the official name Fay-le-Froid.
The commune covers an area of 13.24 square kilometers and has a population of 621, comprising 186 males and 177 females. Its postal code is 43430. The location is at an elevation of 1380 meters above sea level. Fay-sur-Lignon shares borders with Saint-Clément, Champclause, Chaudeyrolles, and Mazet-Saint-Voy.
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Vinony's link graph records 261 inbound references to Fay-sur-Lignon, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.
Vinony files it under Communes of Haute-Loire and Vivarais.
Vinony links it to 37 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fay-sur-Lignon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 424
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Fay-sur-Lignon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Fay sur Lignon.Dike.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Volcanic dike
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Fay sur Lignon 43.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Le Puy-en-Velay
- French commune.canton
- Mézenc
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Chorliet
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 1079
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1380
- French commune.area km2
- 13.24
- French commune.INSEE
- 43092
- French commune.postal code
- 43430
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Lignon du Velay
- Official name
- Fay-le-Froid
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 335
- Area
- 13.24
- Elevation
- 1193
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Fay-sur-Lignon
- Shares border with
- Les Vastres
- Official website
- www.faysurlignon.fr
- Image
- Fay sur Lignon.Dike.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fay-sur-Lignon
- postal code
- 43430
- native label
- Fay-sur-Lignon
- associated electoral district
- canton of Mézenc
- male population
- 186
- female population
- 177
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-59-51-63
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Population
- See also
- References
Fay-sur-Lignon (, literally Fay on Lignon; ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
==Geography== The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fay-sur-Lignon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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