Polignac (French pronunciation: ​[pɔliɲak]; Occitan: Panhac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France,

Polignac
Commune
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Polignac
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Coordinates: 45°04′14″N 3°51′37″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Le Puy-en-Velay-2
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Vigouroux[1]
Area 1	33.05 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	2,810
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43152 /43000
Elevation	562–892 m (1,844–2,927 ft) (avg. 740 m or 2,430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Sights

The town is dominated by the Forteresse de Polignac with its square donjon tower, 32 m tall. The Chateau de Lavoute Polignac is a few miles away, close to the village of Lavoute.

Popular culture

The poem "The Church at Polignac" by Letitia Elizabeth Landon was written during the imprisonment of Prince Polignac and his colleagues, after the French Revolution of 1830.

Wikisource has original text related to this article:

The Church at Polignac,
a poem by L. E. L.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Polignac, Haute-Loire.

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

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