Lay, Loire
Lay | |
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Commune | |
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Location of Lay | |
  Lay Location within France  Lay Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′23″N 4°13′08″E / 45.9564°N 4.2189°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Intercommunality | Pays entre Loire et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Giraud[1] |
Area 1 | 12.85 km2 (4.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 777 |
| • Density | 60.5/km2 (157/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42118 /42470 |
| Elevation | 339–592 m (1,112–1,942 ft) (avg. 460 m or 1,510 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lay is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 644 | — |
| 1975 | 616 | −0.63% |
| 1982 | 616 | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 687 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 648 | −0.65% |
| 2007 | 694 | +0.86% |
| 2012 | 718 | +0.68% |
| 2017 | 745 | +0.74% |
| 2023 | 777 | +0.70% |
| 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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