Saint-Médard-en-Forez | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Médard-en-Forez | |
  Saint-Médard-en-Forez  Saint-Médard-en-Forez | |
| Coordinates:45°35′55″N4°21′46″E / 45.5986°N 4.3628°E /45.5986; 4.3628 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Feurs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Sébastien Deshayes[1] |
Area 1 | 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 945 |
| • Density | 91.0/km2 (236/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42264 /42330 |
| Elevation | 387–656 m (1,270–2,152 ft) (avg. 554 m or 1,818 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Médard-en-Forez (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃medaʁɑ̃fɔʁɛ], literallySaint-Médard inForez) is acommune in theLoiredépartement in centralFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 409 | — |
| 1975 | 428 | +0.65% |
| 1982 | 582 | +4.49% |
| 1990 | 708 | +2.48% |
| 1999 | 806 | +1.45% |
| 2009 | 924 | +1.38% |
| 2014 | 1,059 | +2.76% |
| 2020 | 965 | −1.54% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
