Tence

Tence
Commune
The town hall in Tence
Tence
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  Tence
Coordinates: 45°06′54″N 4°17′24″E / 45.115°N 4.29°E / 45.115; 4.29Coordinates: 45°06′54″N 4°17′24″E / 45.115°N 4.29°E / 45.115; 4.29
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Boutières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc Digonnet
Area1	52.12 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	2,890
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	43244 /43190
Elevation	803–1,127 m (2,635–3,698 ft) (avg. 851 m or 2,792 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tence is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.