Merle-Leignec

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Merle-Leignec

(2020–2026) René Avril^[1]Area

16.17 km² (6.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

324 • Density20/km² (52/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42142 /42380

Elevation660–994 m (2,165–3,261 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merle-Leignec (French pronunciation: [mɛʁl lɛɲɛk]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	278	—
1975	216	−3.54%
1982	223	+0.46%
1990	233	+0.55%
1999	235	+0.10%
2009	303	+2.57%
2014	316	+0.84%
2020	322	+0.31%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE