Saint-Régis-du-Coin explained

Saint-Régis-du-Coin
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Saint-Étienne
Canton:Le Pilat
Insee:42280
Postal Code:42660
Mayor:André Vermeersch[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Monts du Pilat
Coordinates:45.2844°N 4.445°W
Elevation M:1070
Elevation Min M:977
Elevation Max M:1302
Area Km2:20.4

Saint-Régis-du-Coin (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʁeʒis dy kwɛ̃/) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[2]

Geography

This town of the Loire, which is part of the Pilat Regional Nature Park is located 21 km from Saint-Etienne. His village is situated 1071 m above sea level, so it's a mid-mountain terrain that characterizes the town.

Climate

Because of its location in the uplands, the climate of the St. Regis-du-Coin is harsh in winter (cold and snow) but mild in summer.

History

The town is recent, it dates only from 1858. Its territory was created from plots taken at the town of Marlhes and Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue. Its name comes from a locality called "The Corner" located on this time, near the present town. It added "St. Regis" to forgive, as is the oral tradition, poor reception given to someone who would become St. John Francis Regis, making it the only town in France to carry the name of this apostle of Velay and Vivarais.

Sights

Bogs of Gimel are a protected site, because they are the largest wetland of the Natural Park of Pilat. Rectangular pits are the mark of a former exploitation, as the hydraulic network witness of the necessary drainage.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM42280-saint-regis-du-coin INSEE commune file