Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Location of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is located in France
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Location within France
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°24′16″N 4°04′57″E / 45.4044°N 4.0825°E / 45.4044; 4.0825
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilbert Soulier[1]
Area
1
15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
655
 • Density41.2/km2 (107/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42266 /42380
Elevation619–995 m (2,031–3,264 ft)
(avg. 792 m or 2,598 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 452—    
1975 436−0.51%
1982 453+0.55%
1990 514+1.59%
1999 585+1.45%
2007 625+0.83%
2012 652+0.85%
2017 666+0.43%
2023 655−0.28%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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