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Villars, Loire

Coordinates: 45°28′11″N 4°21′19″E / 45.4697°N 4.3553°E / 45.4697; 4.3553
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Villars
Commune
Coat of arms of Villars
Location of Villars
Map
Villars is located in France
Villars
Villars
Villars is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Villars
Villars
Coordinates: 45°28′11″N 4°21′19″E / 45.4697°N 4.3553°E / 45.4697; 4.3553
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSaint-Étienne-4
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jordan Da Silva[1]
Area
1
5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,783
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42330 /42390
Elevation428–600 m (1,404–1,969 ft)
(avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Villars is a former mining town.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 560—    
1800 478−2.24%
1806 507+0.99%
1821 616+1.31%
1831 618+0.03%
1836 580−1.26%
1841 702+3.89%
1846 831+3.43%
1851 877+1.08%
1856 1,140+5.39%
1861 1,525+5.99%
1866 1,803+3.41%
1872 1,741−0.58%
1876 2,059+4.28%
1881 2,224+1.55%
1886 2,375+1.32%
1891 2,512+1.13%
1896 2,512+0.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,787+2.10%
1906 2,854+0.48%
1911 2,989+0.93%
1921 3,063+0.24%
1926 3,187+0.80%
1931 3,061−0.80%
1936 2,811−1.69%
1946 2,866+0.19%
1954 3,174+1.28%
1962 3,397+0.85%
1968 3,720+1.53%
1975 6,828+9.06%
1982 7,529+1.41%
1990 8,189+1.06%
1999 8,494+0.41%
2007 7,999−0.75%
2012 7,887−0.28%
2017 7,970+0.21%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  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 Villars, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE