Saint-Georges-en-Couzan

Saint-Georges-en-Couzan is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Georges-en-Couzan
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Georges-en-Couzan
Saint-Georges-en-Couzan Saint-Georges-en-Couzan
Coordinates: 45°42′06″N 3°55′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Derory
Area ^1	2,364 km^2 (913 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	420
• Density	0.18/km^2 (0.46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42227 /42990
Elevation	452–1,134 m (1,483–3,720 ft) (avg. 700 m or 2,300 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 1,088 —     1806 1,020 −6.2% 1821 962 −5.7% 1831 1,047 +8.8% 1841 1,092 +4.3% 1851 1,133 +3.8% 1861 1,151 +1.6% 1872 1,141 −0.9% 1881 1,086 −4.8% 1891 1,157 +6.5% 1901 1,157 +0.0% 1911 1,108 −4.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 944 −14.8% 1931 785 −16.8% 1946 752 −4.2% 1954 712 −5.3% 1962 682 −4.2% 1968 631 −7.5% 1975 591 −6.3% 1982 579 −2.0% 1990 539 −6.9% 1999 460 −14.7% 2006 428 −7.0% 2017 420 −1.9%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

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