Sauvain

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Sauvain

(2020–2026) Jean-René Joandel^[1]Area

30.23 km² (11.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

370 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42298 /42990

Elevation640–1,631 m (2,100–5,351 ft)
(avg. 890 m or 2,920 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sauvain (French pronunciation: [sovɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Its church is l'Église Notre Dame de la Nativité.^[3]

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	611	—
1975	523	−2.20%
1982	507	−0.44%
1990	445	−1.62%
1999	429	−0.41%
2009	407	−0.53%
2014	381	−1.31%
2020	373	−0.35%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.
^ Tour de France 2020, Stage 14 (sports report). France: flobikes.com. 12 September 2020.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE