Fourneaux (French pronunciation: [fuʁno]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Fourneaux
Commune
Coat of arms of Fourneaux
Location of Fourneaux
Map
Fourneaux is located in France
Fourneaux
Fourneaux
Fourneaux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fourneaux
Fourneaux
Coordinates: 45°56′16″N 4°16′13″E / 45.9378°N 4.2703°E / 45.9378; 4.2703
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonLe Coteau
IntercommunalityPays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-François Neyrand[1]
Area
1
12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
571
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42098 /42470
Elevation416–607 m (1,365–1,991 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 565—    
1975 508−1.51%
1982 490−0.51%
1990 528+0.94%
1999 548+0.41%
2009 623+1.29%
2014 607−0.52%
2020 579−0.78%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE