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Saugues
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Saugues is a commune in France, situated within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saugues and is located in the Haute-Loire department. The municipality has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Brioude and the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay. Its associated electoral district is the canton of Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan.
The commune covers an area of 78.8 square kilometers and shares borders with La Besseyre-Saint-Mary, Cubelles, Esplantas-Vazeilles, and Grèzes. Elevation data varies between sources, with figures of 971 and 1,483 meters above sea level recorded. The population is listed as 2,493 in one dataset and 2,250 in another, with a breakdown of 864 males and 872 females. The postal code for Saugues is 43170.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saugues
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,250
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1485
- French commune.name
- Saugues
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saugues.jpg
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Saugues.svg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saugues (Haute-Loire).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Brioude
- French commune.canton
- Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Plantin
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 960
- French commune.elevation min m
- 661
- French commune.area km2
- 78.8
- French commune.INSEE
- 43234
- French commune.postal code
- 43170
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- The Pilgrimage to Compostela
- The Confraternity of Penitents
- Population
- Sights
- See also
- References
Saugues (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
==Geography== The municipality lies in the Margeride mountains, with its highest point reached at the summit of Montchauvet at an altitude of 1,485 meters.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saugues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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