Usson-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [ysɔ̃ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Usson in Forez) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Usson-en-Forez | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 45°23′27″N 3°56′32″E / 45.3908°N 3.9422°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
Intercommunality | Loire Forez Agglomération |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Beal[1] |
Area 1 | 47.24 km2 (18.24 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,474 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42318 /42550 |
Elevation | 767–1,137 m (2,516–3,730 ft) (avg. 915 m or 3,002 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 | 1,698 | — |
1975 | 1,456 | −2.17% |
1982 | 1,342 | −1.16% |
1990 | 1,265 | −0.74% |
1999 | 1,232 | −0.29% |
2009 | 1,454 | +1.67% |
2014 | 1,492 | +0.52% |
2020 | 1,490 | −0.02% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Personalities
edit- Lazarite priest Jean-Claude Faveyrial (1813–1893), author of the first book on the history of Albania.
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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