Marlhes
Marlhes | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 45°17′02″N 4°23′44″E / 45.2839°N 4.3956°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
Canton | Le Pilat |
Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Chorain[1] |
Area 1 | 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,338 |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42139 /42660 |
Elevation | 810–1,190 m (2,660–3,900 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Marlhes (French pronunciation: [maʁl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 971 | — |
1975 | 981 | +0.15% |
1982 | 1,021 | +0.57% |
1990 | 1,094 | +0.87% |
1999 | 1,305 | +1.98% |
2009 | 1,388 | +0.62% |
2014 | 1,327 | −0.89% |
2020 | 1,340 | +0.16% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Twin towns
[edit]Marlhes is twinned with:
- Féouda, Togo
- Charette, Quebec, Canada
Personalities
[edit]Marcellin Champagnat, a Catholic saint who founded the Marist Brothers, was born in the village.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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