Gumières

Gumières
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Gumières
Gumières Gumières
Coordinates: 45°31′55″N 3°59′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2010)	Bruno Jacquelin
Area 1	16.12 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	320
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42107 /42560
Elevation	748–1,236 m (2,454–4,055 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gumières is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,140	—
1806	1,141	+0.1%
1821	1,086	−4.8%
1831	1,472	+35.5%
1841	1,320	−10.3%
1851	1,229	−6.9%
1861	996	−19.0%
1872	950	−4.6%
1881	934	−1.7%
1891	953	+2.0%
1901	954	+0.1%
1911	840	−11.9%
1921	738	−12.1%
1931	625	−15.3%
1946	548	−12.3%
1954	509	−7.1%
1962	460	−9.6%
1968	387	−15.9%
1975	307	−20.7%
1982	250	−18.6%
1990	257	+2.8%
1999	253	−1.6%
2004	268	+5.9%
2015	323	+20.5%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department