Monistrol-sur-Loire

Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Monistrol-sur-Loire
Commune
Château des Évêques
Coat of arms
Location of Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire Monistrol-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 45°17′36″N 4°10′22″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Monistrol-sur-Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Lyonnet
Area 1	48.25 km2 (18.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	8,925
• Density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43137 /43120
Elevation	434–874 m (1,424–2,867 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows into the Loire in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,923 —     1800 3,913 −0.04% 1806 4,048 +0.57% 1821 3,930 −0.20% 1831 4,145 +0.53% 1836 3,825 −1.59% 1841 3,975 +0.77% 1846 4,431 +2.20% 1851 4,619 +0.83% 1856 4,752 +0.57% 1861 4,473 −1.20% 1866 4,781 +1.34% 1872 4,452 −1.18% 1876 4,722 +1.48% 1881 4,703 −0.08% 1886 4,850 +0.62% 1891 4,719 −0.55% 1896 4,918 +0.83%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,931 +0.05% 1906 5,087 +0.62% 1911 5,008 −0.31% 1921 4,481 −1.11% 1926 4,487 +0.03% 1931 4,305 −0.82% 1936 4,116 −0.89% 1946 3,829 −0.72% 1954 4,063 +0.74% 1962 4,020 −0.13% 1968 4,265 +0.99% 1975 4,607 +1.11% 1982 5,143 +1.58% 1990 6,180 +2.32% 1999 7,451 +2.10% 2007 8,582 +1.78% 2012 8,789 +0.48% 2017 8,718 −0.16%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Personalities

• Roman Catholic archbishop Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department