Viricelles (French pronunciation: [viʁisɛl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Viricelles | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Viricelles  | |
  Viricelles  Viricelles | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′12″N 4°22′36″E / 45.6533°N 4.3767°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Feurs |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Lyonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Moreton[1] |
Area 1 | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 447 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42335 /42140 |
| Elevation | 477–593 m (1,565–1,946 ft) (avg. 570 m or 1,870 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 | 216 | — |
| 1975 | 204 | −0.81% |
| 1982 | 237 | +2.17% |
| 1990 | 283 | +2.24% |
| 1999 | 333 | +1.82% |
| 2009 | 417 | +2.27% |
| 2014 | 463 | +2.11% |
| 2020 | 445 | −0.66% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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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