Montchal

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

Montchal
Commune
Location of Montchal
Montchal Montchal
Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 4°18′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Denis
Area ^1	8.84 km^2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	492
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42148 /42360
Elevation	512–782 m (1,680–2,566 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 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. ±% 1831 987 —     1841 1,042 +5.6% 1851 1,052 +1.0% 1861 1,156 +9.9% 1872 1,159 +0.3% 1881 1,183 +2.1% 1891 1,135 −4.1% 1901 1,085 −4.4% 1911 980 −9.7% 1921 802 −18.2% 1931 696 −13.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1946 622 −10.6% 1954 612 −1.6% 1962 543 −11.3% 1968 493 −9.2% 1975 468 −5.1% 1982 470 +0.4% 1990 391 −16.8% 1999 425 +8.7% 2008 455 +7.1% 2016 497 +9.2%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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