Saint-Médard-en-Forez

Saint-Médard-en-Forez is a commune in the Loire département in central France.

Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Saint-Médard-en-Forez Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Coordinates: 45°35′55″N 4°21′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Deshayes
Area ^1	10.39 km^2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,040
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42264 /42330
Elevation	387–656 m (1,270–2,152 ft) (avg. 554 m or 1,818 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 590 —     1806 705 +19.5% 1821 746 +5.8% 1831 797 +6.8% 1841 778 −2.4% 1851 803 +3.2% 1861 762 −5.1% 1872 772 +1.3% 1881 760 −1.6% 1891 752 −1.1% 1901 687 −8.6% 1911 609 −11.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 539 −11.5% 1931 508 −5.8% 1946 446 −12.2% 1954 402 −9.9% 1962 387 −3.7% 1968 409 +5.7% 1975 428 +4.6% 1982 582 +36.0% 1990 708 +21.6% 1999 806 +13.8% 2009 924 +14.6% 2017 1,040 +12.6%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

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