Dancé (French pronunciation: [dɑ̃se] ) is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vézelin-sur-Loire.[2]

Dancé
Church and war memorial
Church and war memorial
Coat of arms of Dancé
Location of Dancé
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Dancé is located in France
Dancé
Dancé
Dancé is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dancé
Dancé
Coordinates: 45°54′11″N 4°01′34″E / 45.9031°N 4.0261°E / 45.9031; 4.0261
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
CommuneVézelin-sur-Loire
Area
1
8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
172
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
42260
Elevation283–583 m (928–1,913 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793250—    
1806176−29.6%
1821237+34.7%
1831291+22.8%
1841337+15.8%
1851299−11.3%
1861313+4.7%
1872329+5.1%
1881344+4.6%
1891398+15.7%
1901387−2.8%
1911308−20.4%
YearPop.±%
1921266−13.6%
1931262−1.5%
1946218−16.8%
1954199−8.7%
1962203+2.0%
1968177−12.8%
1975117−33.9%
198297−17.1%
1990100+3.1%
1999110+10.0%
2006140+27.3%
2015170+21.4%

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