Sauvain
Sauvain | |
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Commune | |
Museum | |
Location of Sauvain | |
| Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″E / 45.6742°N 3.9064°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | Loire Forez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-René Joandel |
Area 1 | 30.23 km2 (11.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 373 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42298 /42990 |
| Elevation | 640–1,631 m (2,100–5,351 ft) (avg. 890 m or 2,920 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sauvain (French pronunciation: [sovɛ̃], Arpitan: Sâlveng, [suˈveːɪ], or Sâlving, [suˈvĩ]) is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. Its church is l'Église Notre Dame de la Nativité.