La Tourette (French pronunciation: [la tuʁɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
La Tourette | |
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Commune | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of La Tourette  | |
  La Tourette  La Tourette | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°05′06″E / 45.4156°N 4.085°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| Intercommunality | Loire Forez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Serge Granjon[1] |
Area 1 | 5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 627 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42312 /42380 |
| Elevation | 619–872 m (2,031–2,861 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 195 | — |
| 1975 | 209 | +1.00% |
| 1982 | 274 | +3.94% |
| 1990 | 389 | +4.48% |
| 1999 | 424 | +0.96% |
| 2009 | 561 | +2.84% |
| 2014 | 562 | +0.04% |
| 2020 | 623 | +1.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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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