Veauche

Veauche
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Veauche
Location of Veauche
Map
Veauche is located in France
Veauche
Veauche
Veauche is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Veauche
Veauche
Coordinates: 45°33′46″N 4°16′43″E / 45.5628°N 4.2786°E / 45.5628; 4.2786
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonAndrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Dubois[1]
Area
1
10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,992
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42323 /42340
Elevation348–406 m (1,142–1,332 ft)
(avg. 377 m or 1,237 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Veauche (French pronunciation: [voʃ]; Arpitan: Viôche) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It is 20 km (12 mi) from Saint-Etienne and is bordered on the west by the Loire River.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 500—    
1800 366−4.36%
1806 416+2.16%
1821 512+1.39%
1831 485−0.54%
1836 577+3.53%
1841 574−0.10%
1846 540−1.21%
1851 663+4.19%
1856 678+0.45%
1861 747+1.96%
1866 780+0.87%
1872 685−2.14%
1876 701+0.58%
1881 748+1.31%
1886 1,620+16.71%
1891 1,885+3.08%
1896 2,130+2.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,479+3.08%
1906 2,485+0.05%
1911 2,660+1.37%
1921 2,279−1.53%
1926 2,511+1.96%
1931 2,770+1.98%
1936 2,563−1.54%
1946 2,325−0.97%
1954 2,586+1.34%
1962 2,874+1.33%
1968 3,197+1.79%
1975 4,027+3.35%
1982 5,706+5.10%
1990 7,282+3.10%
1999 8,061+1.14%
2007 8,307+0.38%
2012 8,619+0.74%
2017 8,984+0.83%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Veauche, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE