Verrières-en-Forez
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verrières-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [vɛʁjɛʁ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Verrières in Forez) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Verrières-en-Forez | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Verrières-en-Forez  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°34′18″N 3°59′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Montbrison |
| Intercommunality | Loire Forez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Peyronnet[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.17 km2 (8.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 723 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42328 /42600 |
| Elevation | 540–1,272 m (1,772–4,173 ft) (avg. 825 m or 2,707 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 512 | — |
| 1975 | 445 | −1.98% |
| 1982 | 445 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 481 | +0.98% |
| 1999 | 540 | +1.29% |
| 2009 | 624 | +1.46% |
| 2014 | 680 | +1.73% |
| 2020 | 719 | +0.93% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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