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Pélussin

Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 4°40′54″E / 45.4192°N 4.6817°E / 45.4192; 4.6817
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Pélussin
Commune
Chateau
Chateau
Coat of arms of Pélussin
Location of Pélussin
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Pélussin is located in France
Pélussin
Pélussin
Pélussin is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pélussin
Pélussin
Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 4°40′54″E / 45.4192°N 4.6817°E / 45.4192; 4.6817
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalityPilat rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Devrieux[1]
Area
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32.16 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,682
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42168 /42410
Elevation240–1,340 m (790–4,400 ft)
(avg. 417 m or 1,368 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pélussin (French pronunciation: [pelysɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts : Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,120—    
1821 3,194+0.08%
1846 3,651+0.54%
1872 3,564−0.09%
1901 3,111−0.47%
1926 3,272+0.20%
1946 2,617−1.11%
1962 2,591−0.06%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,608+0.11%
1975 2,600−0.04%
1982 2,785+0.99%
1990 3,132+1.48%
1999 3,356+0.77%
2007 3,434+0.29%
2012 3,592+0.90%
2017 3,765+0.95%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Pélussin, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE