Allègre
"Allegre" redirects here. For the community in the United States, see Allegre, Kentucky.
| Allègre | ||
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A general view of Allègre | ||
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  Allègre | ||
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Location within Auvergne region  Allègre | ||
| Coordinates: 45°12′01″N 3°42′45″E / 45.2003°N 3.7125°ECoordinates: 45°12′01″N 3°42′45″E / 45.2003°N 3.7125°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne | |
| Department | Haute-Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Allègre | |
| Intercommunality | Portes d'Auvergne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Fraisse | |
| Area1 | 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 996 | |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43003 / 43270 | |
| Elevation |
880–1,172 m (2,887–3,845 ft) (avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Allègre is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,487 | — |
| 1968 | 1,512 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 1,459 | −3.5% |
| 1982 | 1,313 | −10.0% |
| 1990 | 1,176 | −10.4% |
| 1999 | 1,007 | −14.4% |
| 2006 | 1,008 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 996 | −1.2% |
Personalities
- Germaine Tillion (30 May 1907 – 19 April 2008), French anthropologist, was born in Allègre.
See also
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