Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[3]

Monistrol-sur-Loire
Commune
Château des Évêques
Château des Évêques
Coat of arms of Monistrol-sur-Loire
Location of Monistrol-sur-Loire
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Monistrol-sur-Loire is located in France
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 45°17′36″N 4°10′22″E / 45.2933°N 4.1728°E / 45.2933; 4.1728
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonMonistrol-sur-Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Lyonnet[1]
Area
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48.25 km2 (18.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,925
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43137 /43120
Elevation434–874 m (1,424–2,867 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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The river Lignon du Velay flows into the Loire in the commune.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,923—    
1800 3,913−0.04%
1806 4,048+0.57%
1821 3,930−0.20%
1831 4,145+0.53%
1836 3,825−1.59%
1841 3,975+0.77%
1846 4,431+2.20%
1851 4,619+0.83%
1856 4,752+0.57%
1861 4,473−1.20%
1866 4,781+1.34%
1872 4,452−1.18%
1876 4,722+1.48%
1881 4,703−0.08%
1886 4,850+0.62%
1891 4,719−0.55%
1896 4,918+0.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,931+0.05%
1906 5,087+0.62%
1911 5,008−0.31%
1921 4,481−1.11%
1926 4,487+0.03%
1931 4,305−0.82%
1936 4,116−0.89%
1946 3,829−0.72%
1954 4,063+0.74%
1962 4,020−0.13%
1968 4,265+0.99%
1975 4,607+1.11%
1982 5,143+1.58%
1990 6,180+2.32%
1999 7,451+2.10%
2007 8,582+1.78%
2012 8,789+0.48%
2017 8,718−0.16%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

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See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Commune de Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137), INSEE
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Monistrol-sur-Loire, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE