Saint-Bonnet-le-Château (French: [sɛ̃ bɔnɛ l(ə) ʃɑto]; Occitan: Sant Bonet dau Chastèl) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]
Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
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 Tower of the collegiate church of Saint-Bonnet | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Bonnet-le-Château | |
  Saint-Bonnet-le-Château  Saint-Bonnet-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′28″N 4°04′01″E / 45.4244°N 4.0669°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Ledieu[1] |
Area 1 | 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,459 |
| • Density | 780/km2 (2,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42204 /42380 |
| Elevation | 779–952 m (2,556–3,123 ft) (avg. 860 m or 2,820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,280 | — |
| 1975 | 2,243 | −0.23% |
| 1982 | 1,905 | −2.31% |
| 1990 | 1,687 | −1.51% |
| 1999 | 1,562 | −0.85% |
| 2007 | 1,479 | −0.68% |
| 2012 | 1,570 | +1.20% |
| 2017 | 1,527 | −0.55% |
| 2023 | 1,459 | −0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
International relations
editSaint-Bonnet-le-Château is twinned with:
Bishop's Waltham, United Kingdom[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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