Précieux
Appearance
Précieux | |
---|---|
Commune | |
![]() Town hall and church | |
Coordinates: 45°35′14″N 4°09′07″E / 45.5872°N 4.1519°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Montbrison |
Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Rey[1] |
Area 1 | 16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,033 |
• Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42180 /42600 |
Elevation | 358–404 m (1,175–1,325 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Précieux (French pronunciation: [pʁesjø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 517 | — |
1975 | 510 | −0.19% |
1982 | 576 | +1.75% |
1990 | 764 | +3.59% |
1999 | 775 | +0.16% |
2009 | 1,033 | +2.92% |
2014 | 1,028 | −0.10% |
2020 | 1,033 | +0.08% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Personalities
[edit]Benoît Malon (1841 - 1893), politician, journalist was born in Précieux.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Précieux (Loire).