Located in the Loire, Rhone-Alps, the village of Leigneux is 500 m above sea level, in the heart of Forez. Sitting on a small promontory, the village has about 400 inhabitants for 443 hectares of forests, vineyards and pastures bypassed by the Lignon.
Leigneux is in the center of four cities of regional importance (Saint-Etienne, Roanne, Lyon and Clermont-Ferrand). Motorway network in less than 20 km, the village today released its isolation while maintaining its authenticity and a quiet privileged.
Member of the Community of Communes of Astrea (homeland of the famous writer Honore d'Urfe) and Country of Drill, labeled Country of Art and History, Leigneux is part of a dynamic tourism development and cultural, based in particular on the promotion of heritage and expertise.
