Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Sant Bonet dau Chastèl (Occitan)
Tower of the collegiate church of Saint-Bonnet
Tower of the collegiate church of Saint-Bonnet
Coat of arms of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Map
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château is located in France
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Coordinates: 45°25′28″N 4°04′01″E / 45.4244°N 4.0669°E / 45.4244; 4.0669
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Ledieu[1]
Area
1
1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,477
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42204 /42380
Elevation779–952 m (2,556–3,123 ft)
(avg. 860 m or 2,820 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-Château (French: [sɛ̃ bɔnɛ l(ə) ʃɑto]; Occitan: Sant Bonet dau Chastèl) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,280—    
1975 2,243−0.23%
1982 1,905−2.31%
1990 1,687−1.51%
1999 1,562−0.85%
2009 1,540−0.14%
2014 1,568+0.36%
2020 1,497−0.77%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château is twinned with:

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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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