Aurec-sur-Loire

Aurec-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [oʁɛk syʁ lwaʁ], literally Aurec on Loire; Occitan: Aurec) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Aurec-sur-Loire
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Aurec-sur-Loire
Aurec-sur-Loire Show map of France Aurec-sur-Loire Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°22′12″N 4°12′09″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Aurec-sur-Loire
Intercommunality	Loire et Semène
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Vial[1]
Area 1	22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	6,171
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43012 /43110
Elevation	414–821 m (1,358–2,694 ft) (avg. 432 m or 1,417 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,104 —     1800 1,896 −1.48% 1806 2,113 +1.82% 1821 2,407 +0.87% 1831 2,570 +0.66% 1836 2,575 +0.04% 1841 2,591 +0.12% 1846 2,710 +0.90% 1851 2,700 −0.07% 1856 2,812 +0.82% 1861 2,829 +0.12% 1866 2,455 −2.80% 1872 2,531 +0.51% 1876 2,613 +0.80% 1881 2,674 +0.46% 1886 2,599 −0.57% 1891 2,511 −0.69% 1896 2,232 −2.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,568 +2.84% 1906 2,801 +1.75% 1911 2,591 −1.55% 1921 2,095 −2.10% 1926 2,234 +1.29% 1931 2,609 +3.15% 1936 2,668 +0.45% 1946 2,609 −0.22% 1954 2,745 +0.64% 1962 3,106 +1.56% 1968 3,620 +2.59% 1975 3,975 +1.35% 1982 4,248 +0.95% 1990 4,510 +0.75% 1999 4,895 +0.91% 2007 5,340 +1.09% 2012 5,804 +1.68% 2017 6,111 +1.04%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Galleries

• 
  Ramparts.
• 
  Former doorway to the Castle.
• 
  North face
• 
  Tower of the Burgundians.
• 
  Nave.
• 
  Baptismal Fonts
• 
  Altar and altarpiece.
• 
  Pieta.
• 
  St. Peter.
• 
  St. Michael.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
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 Aurec-sur-Loire, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE