Écoche (French pronunciation: [ekɔʃ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Écoche | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Écoche  | |
  Écoche  Écoche | |
| Coordinates: 46°09′42″N 4°17′54″E / 46.1617°N 4.2983°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Charlieu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Charles Butaud[1] |
Area 1 | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 504 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42086 /42670 |
| Elevation | 373–791 m (1,224–2,595 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 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 | 345 | — |
| 1975 | 308 | −1.61% |
| 1982 | 353 | +1.97% |
| 1990 | 371 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 413 | +1.20% |
| 2009 | 542 | +2.76% |
| 2014 | 563 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 516 | −1.44% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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