Pralong

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

Pralong
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Pralong
Pralong Pralong
Coordinates: 45°39′59″N 4°01′52″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Eric Michard
Area ^1	8.03 km^2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	847
• Density	110/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42179 /42600
Elevation	398–716 m (1,306–2,349 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 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 270 —     1806 253 −6.3% 1821 362 +43.1% 1831 360 −0.6% 1841 299 −16.9% 1851 332 +11.0% 1861 320 −3.6% 1872 305 −4.7% 1881 345 +13.1% 1891 388 +12.5% 1901 383 −1.3% 1911 347 −9.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 356 +2.6% 1931 322 −9.6% 1946 301 −6.5% 1954 320 +6.3% 1962 314 −1.9% 1968 322 +2.5% 1975 388 +20.5% 1982 532 +37.1% 1990 614 +15.4% 1999 680 +10.7% 2010 850 +25.0% 2016 857 +0.8%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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