Saint-Régis-du-Coin

Saint-Régis-du-Coin is a commune in the Loire depairtment in central Fraunce.

Saint-Régis-du-Coin
Saint-Régis-du-Coin Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Saint-Régis-du-Coin
Coordinates: 45°17′04″N 4°26′42″E
Kintra	Fraunce
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Depairtment	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Saint-Genest-Malifaux
Intercommunality	Monts du Pilat
Govrenment
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre-Jean Parat
Area 1	20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Population  (2006)2	441
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42280 /42 660
Elevation	977–1,302 m (3,205–4,272 ft) (avg. 1,070 m or 3,510 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Geografie

This toun o the Loire, which is pairt o the Pilat Regional Natur Pairk is locatit 21 km frae Saint-Etienne. The veelage is situatit 1071 m abuin sea level, so it's a mid-muntain terrain that characterizes the toun.

Climate

Acause o its location in the uplands, the climate o the St. Regis-du-Coin is hairsk in winter (cauld an snaw) but mild in simmer.

History

The toun is recent, it dates anerly from 1858. Its territory wis creatit frae plots taken at the toun o Marlhes an Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue. Its name comes frae a locality cried "The Corner" locatit on this time, near the present toun. It will add "St. Regis" tae forgie, as is the oral tradeetion, poor reception gien tae someone who wad become St. John Francis Regis. Making it the anerly toun in Fraunce tae carry the name o this apostle o Velay an Vivarais.

Steids an Monuments

• The bog s o Gimel.

Bogs o Gimel are a protectit steid, acause they are the lairgest wetland o the Natural Pairk o Pilat. Rectangular pits are the mark o a umwhile exploitation, as the hydraulic netwirk witness o the necessar drainage.

• Munt Chaussitre

Galleries

• Bogs
• 
  Floatin bog, Sooth view.
• 
  Floatin bog, East view.

See an aw

• Communes o the Loire depairtment

References

• INSEE commune file