Tence

Tence
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Tence
Tence Tence
Coordinates: 45°06′54″N 4°17′24″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Boutières
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Brigitte Meynier-Renaud
Area 1	52.12 km2 (20.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,123
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43244 /43190
Elevation	803–1,127 m (2,635–3,698 ft) (avg. 851 m or 2,792 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tence (Occitan: Tença) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 4,872 —     1806 5,430 +11.5% 1821 5,418 −0.2% 1831 6,370 +17.6% 1841 5,468 −14.2% 1851 6,200 +13.4% 1861 5,537 −10.7% 1872 4,693 −15.2% 1881 4,862 +3.6% 1891 4,811 −1.0% 1901 4,856 +0.9% 1911 4,574 −5.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,801 −16.9% 1931 3,579 −5.8% 1946 3,264 −8.8% 1954 3,132 −4.0% 1962 2,949 −5.8% 1968 2,953 +0.1% 1975 2,821 −4.5% 1982 2,716 −3.7% 1990 2,788 +2.7% 1999 2,890 +3.7% 2011 3,154 +9.1% 2017 3,098 −1.8%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department