Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt

Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt
Coordinates: 47°34′11″N 1°21′39″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Vineuil
Intercommunality	CA Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Noël Chappuis
Area 1	8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,159
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Gervaisien, Gervaisienne
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41212 /41350
Elevation	67–110 m (220–361 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (pronounced [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁve la fɔʁɛ], [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ]), commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 333 —     1831 362 +0.22% 1846 480 +1.90% 1872 525 +0.35% 1901 606 +0.50% 1926 568 −0.26% 1946 760 +1.47% 1962 1,426 +4.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,775 +3.72% 1975 2,042 +2.02% 1982 2,702 +4.08% 1990 2,784 +0.37% 1999 3,308 +1.93% 2007 3,433 +0.46% 2012 3,303 −0.77% 2017 3,201 −0.63%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department