Merle-Leignec

Merle-Leignec
Commune
Coat of arms of Merle-Leignec
Coat of arms
Location of Merle-Leignec
Map
Merle-Leignec is located in France
Merle-Leignec
Merle-Leignec
Merle-Leignec is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Merle-Leignec
Merle-Leignec
Coordinates: 45°22′32″N 4°01′06″E / 45.3756°N 4.0183°E / 45.3756; 4.0183
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Avril[1]
Area
1
16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
324
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42142 /42380
Elevation660–994 m (2,165–3,261 ft)
(avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Merle-Leignec (French pronunciation: [mɛʁl lɛɲɛk], before 1993: Merle)[3] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

  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. ^ Décret du 26 mars 1993 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.