Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse

Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t aɡat la butʁɛs]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
Commune
A weir on the Lignon du Forez
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse
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Coordinates: 45°44′06″N 4°03′21″E / 45.735°N 4.0558°E / 45.735; 4.0558Coordinates: 45°44′06″N 4°03′21″E / 45.735°N 4.0558°E / 45.735; 4.0558
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Drevet^[1]
Area ^1	11.75 km^2 (4.54 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	1,045
• Density	89/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42197 /42130
Elevation	355–411 m (1,165–1,348 ft) (avg. 387 m or 1,270 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 365 —     1806 148 −59.5% 1821 226 +52.7% 1831 319 +41.2% 1841 343 +7.5% 1851 445 +29.7% 1861 425 −4.5% 1872 468 +10.1% 1881 534 +14.1% 1891 563 +5.4% 1901 573 +1.8% 1911 545 −4.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 514 −5.7% 1931 529 +2.9% 1946 574 +8.5% 1954 604 +5.2% 1962 656 +8.6% 1968 757 +15.4% 1975 791 +4.5% 1982 831 +5.1% 1990 846 +1.8% 1999 813 −3.9% 2009 1,062 +30.6% 2016 1,012 −4.7%

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
3. INSEE commune file

 

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