Monistrol-sur-Loire
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Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in south-central
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.Commune de Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137)
INSEE


Geography

The river
Lignon du Velay The Lignon du Velay (, literally ''Lignon of the Velay'') is an long river in the Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments, south-central France. Its source is near Chaudeyrolles. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Loire, i ...
flows into the
Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
in the commune.


Population


Peronsalities

*Roman Catholic archbishop
Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel (1 December 1802 – 29 March 1891) was the Bishop of Toronto from 1847 to 1860 and the only French and non-English priest to hold the post. Early years Born in Château du Flachat, France he was the sec ...


See also

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Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of the 257 communes of the Haute-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Loire Velay {{HauteLoire-geo-stub