Montverdun

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

Montverdun
Commune
Church and ramparts
Coat of arms
Location of Montverdun
Montverdun Montverdun
Coordinates: 45°42′56″N 4°04′04″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Brun
Area ^1	16.52 km^2 (6.38 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,381
• Density	84/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42150 /42130
Elevation	340–531 m (1,115–1,742 ft) (avg. 378 m or 1,240 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 407 —     1806 409 +0.5% 1821 509 +24.4% 1831 465 −8.6% 1841 491 +5.6% 1851 456 −7.1% 1861 463 +1.5% 1872 513 +10.8% 1881 614 +19.7% 1891 713 +16.1% 1901 841 +18.0% 1911 677 −19.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 739 +9.2% 1931 644 −12.9% 1946 635 −1.4% 1954 664 +4.6% 1962 602 −9.3% 1968 605 +0.5% 1975 605 +0.0% 1982 613 +1.3% 1990 698 +13.9% 1999 759 +8.7% 2011 1,173 +54.5% 2016 1,292 +10.1%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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