Perreux, Loire

Perreux (French pronunciation: [pɛʁø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Perreux
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Perreux
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Coordinates: 46°02′20″N 4°07′23″E / 46.0389°N 4.1231°E / 46.0389; 4.1231
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Intercommunality	Roannais Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Yves Boire^[1]
Area ^1	41.35 km^2 (15.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	2,099
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42170 /42120
Elevation	255–436 m (837–1,430 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 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. 1793 2,525 —     1821 1,983 −0.86% 1846 2,578 +1.06% 1872 2,565 −0.02% 1901 2,170 −0.58% 1926 1,503 −1.46% 1946 1,651 +0.47% 1962 1,728 +0.29%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,907 +1.66% 1975 1,885 −0.17% 1982 1,933 +0.36% 1990 1,985 +0.33% 1999 2,075 +0.49% 2007 2,163 +0.52% 2012 2,212 +0.45% 2017 2,114 −0.90%
Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Perreux, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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