Boën-sur-Lignon

Boën-sur-Lignon
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Boën-sur-Lignon
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Coordinates: 45°44′47″N 4°00′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Anne Jouanjan[1]
Area ^1	6 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,029
• Density	500/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42019 /42130
Elevation	374–557 m (1,227–1,827 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boën-sur-Lignon (French pronunciation: [bwɛ̃ syʁ liɲɔ̃], literally Boën on Lignon), formerly Boën,[3] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,654	—
1975	3,766	+0.43%
1982	3,603	−0.63%
1990	3,256	−1.26%
1999	3,112	−0.50%
2007	3,117	+0.02%
2012	3,204	+0.55%
2017	3,309	+0.65%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Since 1 August 2012, Journal officiel de la République Française (in French), 3 August 2012
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE