Bellegarde-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Bellegarde in Forez; Arpitan: Bèlagouârda) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Bellegarde-en-Forez | |
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Commune | |
Chateau | |
Coordinates: 45°38′53″N 4°17′56″E / 45.6481°N 4.2989°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Laffont[1] |
Area 1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,991 |
• Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42013 /42210 |
Elevation | 361–606 m (1,184–1,988 ft) (avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,043 | — |
1975 | 1,081 | +0.51% |
1982 | 1,280 | +2.44% |
1990 | 1,283 | +0.03% |
1999 | 1,464 | +1.48% |
2009 | 1,833 | +2.27% |
2014 | 1,987 | +1.63% |
2020 | 1,987 | +0.00% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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