Précieux

Précieux (French pronunciation: ​[pʁesjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Précieux
Commune
Town hall and church
Coat of arms
Location of Précieux
Précieux Précieux
Coordinates: 45°35′14″N 4°09′07″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Monique Rey
Area ^1	16.29 km^2 (6.29 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,031
• Density	63/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42180 /42600
Elevation	358–404 m (1,175–1,325 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 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 600 —     1806 587 −2.2% 1821 701 +19.4% 1831 637 −9.1% 1841 662 +3.9% 1851 717 +8.3% 1861 683 −4.7% 1872 833 +22.0% 1881 856 +2.8% 1891 924 +7.9% 1901 814 −11.9% 1911 682 −16.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 602 −11.7% 1931 630 +4.7% 1946 590 −6.3% 1954 508 −13.9% 1962 504 −0.8% 1968 517 +2.6% 1975 510 −1.4% 1982 576 +12.9% 1990 &64 —     1999 775 —     2009 1,033 +33.3% 2016 1,032 −0.1%

Personalities

Benoît Malon (1841 - 1893), politician, journalist was born in Précieux.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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