Roche (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ] ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Roche | |
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Commune | |
![]() World War I monument | |
Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 3°56′46″E / 45.6153°N 3.9461°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Montbrison |
Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christelle Masson[1] |
Area 1 | 23.33 km2 (9.01 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 253 |
• Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42188 /42600 |
Elevation | 756–1,418 m (2,480–4,652 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 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 | 376 | — |
1975 | 320 | −2.28% |
1982 | 316 | −0.18% |
1990 | 287 | −1.20% |
1999 | 253 | −1.39% |
2009 | 266 | +0.50% |
2014 | 268 | +0.15% |
2020 | 253 | −0.96% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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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