La Valla-en-Gier
La Valla-en-Gier | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Saut du Gier waterfall | |
Location of La Valla-en-Gier | |
  La Valla-en-Gier Location within France  La Valla-en-Gier Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′00″N 4°31′01″E / 45.4167°N 4.5169°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Flachat[1] |
Area 1 | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,140 |
| • Density | 32.8/km2 (84.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42322 /42131 |
| Elevation | 440–1,388 m (1,444–4,554 ft) (avg. 650 m or 2,130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Valla-en-Gier (French pronunciation: [la vala ɑ̃ ʒje]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 677 | — |
| 1975 | 581 | −2.16% |
| 1982 | 660 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 745 | +1.53% |
| 1999 | 741 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 896 | +2.40% |
| 2012 | 973 | +1.66% |
| 2017 | 1,042 | +1.38% |
| 2023 | 1,140 | +1.51% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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