Graix

Graix is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Graix
Commune
Location of Graix
Graix Graix
Coordinates: 45°20′55″N 4°34′12″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Monts du Pilat
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Guillaume Sabot
Area ^1	8.58 km^2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	146
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42101 /42220
Elevation	813–1,431 m (2,667–4,695 ft) (avg. 980 m or 3,220 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 305 —     1806 356 +16.7% 1821 317 −11.0% 1831 336 +6.0% 1841 358 +6.5% 1851 398 +11.2% 1861 408 +2.5% 1982 354 −13.2% 1881 390 +10.2% 1891 393 +0.8% 1901 345 −12.2% 1911 300 −13.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 232 −22.7% 1931 220 −5.2% 1946 178 −19.1% 1954 151 −15.2% 1962 146 −3.3% 1968 138 −5.5% 1975 116 −15.9% 1982 117 +0.9% 1990 131 +12.0% 1999 134 +2.3% 2006 144 +7.5% 2015 190 +31.9%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.