Apinac

Apinac
Commune
Coat of arms of Apinac
Location of Apinac
Map
Apinac is located in France
Apinac
Apinac
Apinac is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Apinac
Apinac
Coordinates: 45°22′54″N 3°59′49″E / 45.3817°N 3.9969°E / 45.3817; 3.9969
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Simone Christin-Lafond[1]
Area
1
15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
410
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42006 /42550
Elevation796–1,055 m (2,612–3,461 ft)
(avg. 940 m or 3,080 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Apinac (French pronunciation: [apinak]) is a village and commune in the Loire department in central France. Apinac is in the extreme southwest of the Loire department, 41.7 kilometres (25.9 mi) southwest of Saint-Étienne.

With a total area of 15.4 km2 and a total population of 397 inhabitants (in 2020), the population density is 25.9 inhabitants per km2.

The church, dated to the 19th century, is noted for its colorful stained glass windows. Vivaro-Alpine, is the local dialect, which is also spoken in Ardèche or the Southern Alps.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.