Veauche
Veauche | |
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall in Veauche | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Veauche  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Galmier |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de Saint-Galmier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2013) | Monique Girardon |
Area 1 | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | 8,307 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42323 /42340 |
| Elevation | 348–406 m (1,142–1,332 ft) (avg. 377 m or 1,237 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Veauche is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Near Saint Etienne (20 km), it is bordered (3 km) west by the longest river in France's Loire and has approximately 8000 veauchois and veauchoises. Veauche name is mentioned as early as 1000.
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