La Tourette

For the convent near Lyon, see Sainte Marie de La Tourette. For the housing complex in Marseille, see La Tourette (Marseille).

La Tourette (French pronunciation: [la tuʁɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Tourette
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Tourette
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Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°05′06″E / 45.4156°N 4.085°E / 45.4156; 4.085
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Serge Granjon^[1]
Area ^1	5.65 km^2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)^[2]	623
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42312 /42380
Elevation	619–872 m (2,031–2,861 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 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.	±% p.a.
1968	195	—
1975	209	+1.00%
1982	274	+3.94%
1990	389	+4.48%
1999	424	+0.96%
2009	561	+2.84%
2014	562	+0.04%
2020	623	+1.73%
Source: INSEE^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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