La Fouillouse (French pronunciation: [la fujuz]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Fouillouse
Location of La Fouillouse
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La Fouillouse is located in France
La Fouillouse
La Fouillouse
La Fouillouse is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Fouillouse
La Fouillouse
Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 4°18′52″E / 45.5044°N 4.3144°E / 45.5044; 4.3144
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Bouchet[1]
Area
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20.57 km2 (7.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,655
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC 01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42097 /42480
Elevation387–628 m (1,270–2,060 ft)
(avg. 419 m or 1,375 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,392—    
1821 1,613 0.53%
1846 2,029 0.92%
1872 1,719−0.64%
1901 2,173 0.81%
1926 2,144−0.05%
1946 2,251 0.24%
1962 2,502 0.66%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,736 1.50%
1975 3,352 2.94%
1982 4,004 2.57%
1990 4,035 0.10%
1999 4,234 0.54%
2007 4,326 0.27%
2012 4,314−0.06%
2017 4,501 0.85%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Fouillouse, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE