Saint-Étienne-le-Molard

Saint-Étienne-le-Molard is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Étienne-le-Molard
Commune
Church and war memorial
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Étienne-le-Molard
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Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 4°05′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2015–2020)	Michelle Jourjon
Area ^1	16.55 km^2 (6.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,019
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42219 /42130
Elevation	338–397 m (1,109–1,302 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	552	—
1806	547	−0.9%
1821	591	+8.0%
1831	581	−1.7%
1841	608	+4.6%
1851	574	−5.6%
1861	626	+9.1%
1872	690	+10.2%
1881	790	+14.5%
1891	895	+13.3%
1901	893	−0.2%
1911	798	−10.6%
1921	659	−17.4%
1931	607	−7.9%
1946	600	−1.2%
1954	549	−8.5%
1962	627	+14.2%
1968	620	−1.1%
1975	659	+6.3%
1982	630	−4.4%
1990	625	−0.8%
1999	751	+20.2%
2010	969	+29.0%
2016	1,010	+4.2%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.