Sauvain

Sauvain
Commune
Museum
Location of Sauvain
Sauvain Sauvain
Coordinates: 45°40′27″N 3°54′23″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  (2023)	371
• Density	12.3/km2 (31.8/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.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	611	—
1975	523	−2.20%
1982	507	−0.44%
1990	445	−1.62%
1999	429	−0.41%
2007	410	−0.56%
2012	386	−1.20%
2017	380	−0.31%
2023	371	−0.40%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Loire department
• Military radio station of Pierre-sur-Haute