Soleymieux

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

Soleymieux
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Soleymieux
Soleymieux Soleymieux
Coordinates: 45°30′34″N 4°02′34″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Louis Jayol
Area ^1	8.8 km^2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	654
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42301 /42560
Elevation	514–780 m (1,686–2,559 ft) (avg. 703 m or 2,306 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 700 —     1806 624 −10.9% 1821 740 +18.6% 1831 854 +15.4% 1841 710 −16.9% 1851 825 +16.2% 1861 808 −2.1% 1872 692 −14.4% 1881 900 +30.1% 1891 840 −6.7% 1901 810 −3.6% 1911 801 −1.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 670 −16.4% 1931 540 −19.4% 1946 431 −20.2% 1954 382 −11.4% 1962 384 +0.5% 1968 358 −6.8% 1975 324 −9.5% 1982 374 +15.4% 1990 387 +3.5% 1999 470 +21.4% 2010 644 +37.0% 2017 654 +1.6%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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