Pavezin

Pavezin
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Pavezin
Pavezin Pavezin
Coordinates: 45°27′59″N 4°40′18″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Yves Lecocq
Area 1	8.87 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	387
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42167 /42410
Elevation	436–955 m (1,430–3,133 ft) (avg. 610 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pavezin is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Geography

The village is at the top of the Couzon Valley, on the northern slope of the Pilat massif, just before the pass of the same name (652 meters above sea level).

The town is located 40 km from Saint-Etienne.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	1,019	—
1806	984	−3.4%
1821	1,242	+26.2%
1831	1,199	−3.5%
1841	1,171	−2.3%
1851	1,188	+1.5%
1861	1,036	−12.8%
1872	919	−11.3%
1881	893	−2.8%
1891	387	−56.7%
1901	323	−16.5%
1911	271	−16.1%
1921	274	+1.1%
1931	261	−4.7%
1946	216	−17.2%
1954	222	+2.8%
1962	200	−9.9%
1968	175	−12.5%
1975	150	−14.3%
1982	183	+22.0%
1990	245	+33.9%
1999	260	+6.1%
2010	339	+30.4%
2016	353	+4.1%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department