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Saignes is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Saignes, the arrondissement of Mauriac, and the department of Cantal. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saignes. The municipality borders Le Monteil, Sauvat, Vebret, and Ydes. Its postal code is 15240, and it is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
The commune has an area of 6.81 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is recorded as 1009, with a breakdown of 389 males and 446 females. Another source lists the population as 903. The elevation above sea level is noted as 780 meters in one record, while another indicates an elevation of 497 meters. The associated electoral district is the canton of Ydes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saignes
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 903
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Cantal
- Arrondissement
- Mauriac
- Canton
- Ydes
- Intercommunality
- Sumène Artense
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Éric Moulier
- Area
- 6.81 km (2.63 sq mi)
- Density
- 123/km (318/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 15169 /15240
- Elevation
- 442–780 m (1,450–2,559 ft) , (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saignes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 821
- Area
- 6.81
- Elevation
- 531
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Saignes
- Shares border with
- Ydes
- Official website
- www.saignes15.fr
- Image
- Saignes - Mairie -1.JPG
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- Commons category
- Saignes (Cantal)
- postal code
- 15240
- different from
- Saignes
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ydes
- male population
- 389
- female population
- 446
- P8168
- Adelophryne
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-71-40-62-80
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Encyclopedic overview
Saignes ( French pronunciation: [sɛɲ]; Occitan: Sanhas) is a commune in the département of Cantal in south-central France.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saignes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.