Sauvain

Sauvain
Commune
Museum
Museum
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Sauvain is located in France
Sauvain
Sauvain
Sauvain is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sauvain
Sauvain
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°E / 45.6742; 3.9064
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
IntercommunalityLoire Forez Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-René Joandel[1]
Area
1
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], Arpitan: Sâlveng, [suˈveːɪ], or Sâlving, [suˈvĩ]) is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. Its church is l'Église Notre Dame de la Nativité.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Tour de France 2020, Stage 14 (sports report). France: flobikes.com. 12 September 2020.