Saugues

Saugues
Commune
Location of Saugues
Saugues
Saugues
Coordinates: 44°57′39″N 3°32′53″E / 44.9608°N 3.5481°E / 44.9608; 3.5481
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementBrioude
CantonGorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Plantin
Area
1
78.8 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
1,664
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43234 /43170
Elevation661–1,485 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.