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

Sorbiers
Coat of arms of Sorbiers
Location of Sorbiers
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Sorbiers is located in France
Sorbiers
Sorbiers
Sorbiers is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sorbiers
Sorbiers
Coordinates: 45°29′19″N 4°27′03″E / 45.4886°N 4.4508°E / 45.4886; 4.4508
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Christine Thivant[1]
Area
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12.19 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
8,042
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42302 /42290
Elevation435–822 m (1,427–2,697 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 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 1,102—    
1800 1,244+1.75%
1806 1,309+0.85%
1821 1,405+0.47%
1831 1,415+0.07%
1836 1,433+0.25%
1841 1,616+2.43%
1846 1,830+2.52%
1851 2,030+2.10%
1856 2,632+5.33%
1861 3,098+3.31%
1866 3,771+4.01%
1872 2,023−9.86%
1876 1,990−0.41%
1881 1,792−2.07%
1886 1,974+1.95%
1891 2,017+0.43%
1896 2,041+0.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,890−1.53%
1906 1,979+0.92%
1911 1,781−2.09%
1921 1,721−0.34%
1926 1,871+1.69%
1931 1,796−0.81%
1936 1,863+0.74%
1946 2,069+1.05%
1954 2,298+1.32%
1962 2,638+1.74%
1968 3,648+5.55%
1975 5,464+5.94%
1982 6,424+2.34%
1990 7,101+1.26%
1999 7,399+0.46%
2007 7,581+0.30%
2012 7,868+0.75%
2017 7,933+0.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

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Sorbiers is twinned with:

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 Sorbiers, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE