Bellegarde-en-Forez

Bellegarde-en-Forez
Commune
Chateau
Location of Bellegarde-en-Forez
Bellegarde-en-Forez
Bellegarde-en-Forez
Coordinates: 45°38′53″N 4°17′56″E / 45.6481°N 4.2989°E / 45.6481; 4.2989
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonAndrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Laffont[1]
Area
1
18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
2,019
 • Density106.8/km2 (276.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42013 /42210
Elevation361–606 m (1,184–1,988 ft)
(avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellegarde-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Bellegarde in Forez; Arpitan: Bèlagouârda) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,043—    
1975 1,081+0.51%
1982 1,280+2.44%
1990 1,283+0.03%
1999 1,464+1.48%
2007 1,806+2.66%
2012 2,004+2.10%
2017 2,004+0.00%
2023 2,019+0.12%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE