Sury-le-Comtal

Sury-le-Comtal is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Sury-le-Comtal
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Sury-le-Comtal
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Coordinates: 45°32′18″N 4°11′02″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Yves Martin
Area ^1	24.18 km^2 (9.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	6,552
• Density	270/km^2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42304 /42450
Elevation	360–457 m (1,181–1,499 ft) (avg. 384 m or 1,260 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 1,700 —     1806 1,879 +10.5% 1821 2,353 +25.2% 1831 2,456 +4.4% 1841 2,454 −0.1% 1851 2,701 +10.1% 1861 2,770 +2.6% 1872 2,654 −4.2% 1881 2,764 +4.1% 1891 2,863 +3.6% 1901 2,772 −3.2% 1911 2,981 +7.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,996 +0.5% 1931 3,123 +4.2% 1946 2,945 −5.7% 1954 3,080 +4.6% 1962 3,385 +9.9% 1968 3,587 +6.0% 1975 3,778 +5.3% 1982 4,200 +11.2% 1990 4,592 +9.3% 2007 5,329 +16.0% 2017 6,552 +22.9%

Personalities

• Antoine Blanc (1792-1860) archbishop of New Orleans (Louisiana)

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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