Laussonne (French pronunciation: [losɔn]; Occitan: Laussona) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Laussonne
Commune
Suc de Montchamp
Suc de Montchamp
Location of Laussonne
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Laussonne is located in France
Laussonne
Laussonne
Laussonne is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Laussonne
Laussonne
Coordinates: 44°58′15″N 4°03′10″E / 44.9708°N 4.0528°E / 44.9708; 4.0528
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementLe Puy-en-Velay
CantonMézenc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Fernand Chaize[1]
Area
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25.11 km2 (9.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,017
 • Density41/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43115 /43150
Elevation796–1,191 m (2,612–3,907 ft)
(avg. 929 m or 3,048 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,124—    
1975 1,052−0.94%
1982 1,040−0.16%
1990 1,063+0.27%
1999 991−0.78%
2009 996+0.05%
2014 1,013+0.34%
2020 1,015+0.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

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  • Reine Antier (1801–83), founder of the Congrégation des Soeurs de l'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles, an order of teaching nuns.[4]

See also

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 3 November 2017