Pélussin
Pélussin | |
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Commune | |
Chateau | |
Location of Pélussin | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 4°40′54″E / 45.4192°N 4.6817°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Pilat rhodanien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Devrieux |
Area 1 | 32.16 km2 (12.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,665 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42168 /42410 |
| Elevation | 240–1,340 m (790–4,400 ft) (avg. 417 m or 1,368 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Pélussin (French pronunciation: [pelysɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts: Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.