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Pélussin

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Pélussin () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts: Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.

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Pélussin is a commune in France, situated within the Loire department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the administrative center for the canton of Pélussin and has at various times been the capital of the canton of Le Pilat. The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and shares borders with Bessey, Chavanay, Chuyer, and Doizieux.

The commune covers an area of 32.16 square kilometers and has a population of 3,878, comprising 1,822 males and 1,943 females. Its postal code is 42410. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 1340.

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Place details

Locality
Pélussin
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
3,441
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name
Pélussin
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Pelussin Chateau Virieu.jpg
French commune.caption
Chateau
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville pelussin loire.svg
French commune.arrondissement
Saint-Étienne
French commune.canton
Le Pilat
French commune.INSEE
42168
French commune.postal code
42410
French commune.mayor
Michel Devrieux
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Pilat rhodanien
French commune.elevation m
417
French commune.elevation min m
240
French commune.elevation max m
1340
French commune.area km2
32.16

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Pélussin
Country
France
Population
3726
Area
32.16
Elevation
626
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Pavezin
Official website
www.pelussin.fr
Image
Pélussin (42).JPG
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Commons category
Pélussin
postal code
42410
associated electoral district
canton of Le Pilat
male population
1822
female population
1943
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-4-74-87-62-02
fax number
+33-4-74-87-70-12
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Encyclopedic overview

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Pélussin () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts: Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.

==Population==

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

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