Alegre ( fr. Allègre ) is a French municipality located in the canton of Au district of Le Puy-en-Velay, department of Haute-Loire in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region .
| Commune | |||
| Alegre | |||
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| fr. Allègre | |||
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| A country |  France | ||
| Region | Auvergne - Rhone - Alps | ||
| The Department | Upper loire | ||
| County | Le Puy-en-Velay | ||
| Canton | Plateau O Velay | ||
| The mayor | Gilbert Masonier (2014-2020) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Area | 23.57 km² | ||
| Center height | |||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 955 people ( 2014 ) | ||
| Density | 41 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | 43270 | ||
| INSEE Code | |||
Content
- 1 Geography
- 2 Toponymy
- 3 History
- 4 population
- 5 Famous Natives
- 6 notes
- 7 References
Geography
Allegre is located at an altitude of 1040 meters above sea level , in the heart of the Vele massif, which has the largest number of volcanoes: about 500. Thanks to this, Allegre is famous for a variety of stones: red or green lavas , black basalt , granites .
Toponymy
It is believed that the toponym "Alegre" arose as the name of a place in Vela at an altitude of between 1000 and 1100 m, where there are four volcanoes: Mon-Bar, Mon-Bauri, Monshod and Ring. Most likely, the name comes from the Latin alacer = "fast".
Initially, the area was called Grazak, which was documented in 946 . [1] The name Alegre first appears in 1217 and was used along with Grazac for a long time, until over the years the last name finally disappeared in favor of Alegre.
Alegre was the name of a noble family who owned a overlooking the village of the same name.
History
Population
The population of the commune for 2014 was 955 people.
| 1793 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1872 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2008 | 2013 | 2014 |
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| 997 | 1050 | 2033 | 2048 | 1960 | 1747 | 1674 | 1844 | 1851 | 1777 | 1726 | 1503 | 1451 | 1447 | 1371 | 1378 | 1487 | 1459 | 1313 | 1176 | 1007 | 1008 | 1008 | 959 | 955 |
Famous Natives
- Germain Tillon (1907-2008) - member of the French resistance movement , ethnologist .
Notes
- ↑ Dans le cartulaire de Sauxillanges
Links
- mairie-allegre.com (fr.) - official site of the city hall of Alegre (inaccessible link) Archived December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- Allègre sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (archive)
- Allègre sur le site de l'Insee