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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Pélussin
Commune
ChateauChateau
Coat of arms of PélussinCoat of arms
Location of Pélussin
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Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 4°40′54″E / 45.4192°N 4.6817°E / 45.4192; 4.6817
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalityPilat rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Devrieux
Area32.16 km (12.42 sq mi)
Population3,682
 • Density110/km (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code42168 /42410
Elevation240–1,340 m (790–4,400 ft)
(avg. 417 m or 1,368 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pélussin (French pronunciation: [pelysɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts : Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,120—    
1821 3,194+0.08%
1846 3,651+0.54%
1872 3,564−0.09%
1901 3,111−0.47%
1926 3,272+0.20%
1946 2,617−1.11%
1962 2,591−0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,608+0.11%
1975 2,600−0.04%
1982 2,785+0.99%
1990 3,132+1.48%
1999 3,356+0.77%
2007 3,434+0.29%
2012 3,592+0.90%
2017 3,765+0.95%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pélussin, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Loire department


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