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Saugues
Commune

Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saugues
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Coordinates: 44°57′39″N 3°32′53″E / 44.9608°N 3.5481°E / 44.9608; 3.5481
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Plantin^[1]
Area ¹	78.8 km² (30.4 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	1,681
• Density	21/km² (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43234 /43170
Elevation	661–1,485 m (2,169–4,872 ft) (avg. 960 m or 3,150 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saugues (French pronunciation: [soɡ]; Occitan: Saug) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.