Veauchette

Veauchette
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Veauchette
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Coordinates: 45°33′46″N 4°15′58″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Tissot
Area 1	7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,202
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42324 /42340
Elevation	347–376 m (1,138–1,234 ft) (avg. 347 m or 1,138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Veauchette is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 180 —     1806 173 −3.9% 1821 187 +8.1% 1831 203 +8.6% 1841 200 −1.5% 1851 248 +24.0% 1861 273 +10.1% 1872 273 +0.0% 1881 324 +18.7% 1891 321 −0.9% 1901 276 −14.0% 1911 297 +7.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 257 −13.5% 1931 223 −13.2% 1946 206 −7.6% 1954 250 +21.4% 1962 266 +6.4% 1968 274 +3.0% 1975 309 +12.8% 1982 435 +40.8% 1990 767 +76.3% 1999 740 −3.5% 2008 861 +16.4% 2017 1,180 +37.0%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

External links

• City website