Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau

Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Chapelle de Couureau
Chapelle de Couureau
Location of Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau is located in France
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Location within France
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°39′40″N 3°56′41″E / 45.6611°N 3.9447°E / 45.6611; 3.9447
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonBoën-sur-Lignon
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Épinat[1]
Area
1
50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
677
 • Density13.5/km2 (34.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42205 /42940
Elevation500–1,481 m (1,640–4,859 ft)
(avg. 1,023 m or 3,356 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɔnɛ lə kuʁo]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,006—    
1975 1,005−0.01%
1982 899−1.58%
1990 805−1.37%
1999 750−0.78%
2007 735−0.25%
2012 735+0.00%
2017 687−1.34%
2023 677−0.24%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE