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 (2020–2026)	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%

Year Pop. ±% 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