Marlhes

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

Marlhes
Commune
Location of Marlhes
Marlhes Marlhes
Coordinates: 45°17′02″N 4°23′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Monts du Pilat
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Anne Droin
Area ^1	32.6 km^2 (12.6 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,292
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42139 /42660
Elevation	810–1,190 m (2,660–3,900 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 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	2,800	—
1806	2,371	−15.3%
1821	2,420	+2.1%
1831	2,700	+11.6%
1841	2,731	+1.1%
1851	2,942	+7.7%
1861	2,246	−23.7%
1872	2,039	−9.2%
1881	1,994	−2.2%
1891	1,891	−5.2%
1901	1,901	+0.5%
1911	1,671	−12.1%
1921	1,469	−12.1%
1931	1,407	−4.2%
1946	1,238	−12.0%
1954	1,187	−4.1%
1962	1,015	−14.5%
1968	971	−4.3%
1975	981	+1.0%
1982	1,021	+4.1%
1990	1,094	+7.1%
1999	1,305	+19.3%
2010	1,393	+6.7%
2016	1,298	−6.8%

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Twin towns

Marlhes is twinned with:

• Féouda, Togo
• Charette, Quebec, Canada

Personalities

Marcellin Champagnat, catholic saint and founder of the Marist Brothers, was born in the village.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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