Monistrol-sur-Loire

Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Administration
Country	France
Region	Auvergne
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Monistrol-sur-Loire
Mayor	Robert Valour (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	434–874 m (1,424–2,867 ft)
Land area1	48.25 km2 (18.63 sq mi)
Population2	8,444  (2006)
- Density	175 /km2 (450 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	43137/ 43120
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°17′36″N 4°10′22″E / 45.2933333333°N 4.17277777778°E / 45.2933333333; 4.17277777778

Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

It is the birthplace of former Roman Catholic archbishop Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows into the Loire in the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department