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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sorbiers
Commune
Coat of arms of SorbiersCoat of arms
Location of Sorbiers
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Coordinates: 45°29′19″N 4°27′03″E / 45.4886°N 4.4508°E / 45.4886; 4.4508
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Christine Thivant
Area12.19 km (4.71 sq mi)
Population8,042
 • Density660/km (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code42302 /42290
Elevation435–822 m (1,427–2,697 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorbiers (French pronunciation: [sɔʁbje]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,102—    
1800 1,244+1.75%
1806 1,309+0.85%
1821 1,405+0.47%
1831 1,415+0.07%
1836 1,433+0.25%
1841 1,616+2.43%
1846 1,830+2.52%
1851 2,030+2.10%
1856 2,632+5.33%
1861 3,098+3.31%
1866 3,771+4.01%
1872 2,023−9.86%
1876 1,990−0.41%
1881 1,792−2.07%
1886 1,974+1.95%
1891 2,017+0.43%
1896 2,041+0.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,890−1.53%
1906 1,979+0.92%
1911 1,781−2.09%
1921 1,721−0.34%
1926 1,871+1.69%
1931 1,796−0.81%
1936 1,863+0.74%
1946 2,069+1.05%
1954 2,298+1.32%
1962 2,638+1.74%
1968 3,648+5.55%
1975 5,464+5.94%
1982 6,424+2.34%
1990 7,101+1.26%
1999 7,399+0.46%
2007 7,581+0.30%
2012 7,868+0.75%
2017 7,933+0.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns — sister cities

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


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