La Tourette

For the convent near Lyon, see Sainte Marie de La Tourette. For the housing complex in Marseille, see La Tourette (Marseille).

La Tourette
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Tourette
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Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°05′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Serge Granjon
Area 1	5.65 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	627
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42312 /42380
Elevation	619–872 m (2,031–2,861 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Tourette is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 200 —     1806 238 +19.0% 1821 293 +23.1% 1831 331 +13.0% 1841 356 +7.6% 1851 366 +2.8% 1861 350 −4.4% 1872 364 +4.0% 1881 325 −10.7% 1891 365 +12.3% 1901 308 −15.6% 1911 274 −11.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 258 −5.8% 1931 223 −13.6% 1946 204 −8.5% 1954 205 +0.5% 1962 198 −3.4% 1968 195 −1.5% 1975 209 +7.2% 1982 274 +31.1% 1990 389 +42.0% 1999 424 +9.0% 2009 561 +32.3% 2017 584 +4.1%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department