Margerie-Chantagret

Margerie-Chantagret
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Margerie-Chantagret
Margerie-Chantagret Margerie-Chantagret
Coordinates: 45°31′33″N 4°04′03″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2018–2020)	Georges Boncompain
Area 1	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	823
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42137 /42560
Elevation	491–802 m (1,611–2,631 ft) (avg. 643 m or 2,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Margerie-Chantagret is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	390	—
1806	352	−9.7%
1821	443	+25.9%
1831	639	+44.2%
1841	578	−9.5%
1851	555	−4.0%
1861	585	+5.4%
1872	555	−5.1%
1881	615	+10.8%
1891	680	+10.6%
1901	600	−11.8%
1911	535	−10.8%
1921	502	−6.2%
1931	408	−18.7%
1946	378	−7.4%
1954	337	−10.8%
1962	281	−16.6%
1968	290	+3.2%
1975	264	−9.0%
1982	327	+23.9%
1990	390	+19.3%
1999	510	+30.8%
2012	747	+46.5%
2016	802	+7.4%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department