Loire (department)

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Loire
Lêre  (Arpitan)
Léger  (Occitan)
Department of France
Montbrison in 2007
Montbrison in 2007
Flag of Loire
Flag
yellow fish on a red field
Coat of arms
Location of Loire in France
Location of Loire in France
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture Saint-Étienne
Subprefectures Montbrison
Roanne
Government
 • President of the Departmental Council Georges Ziegler[1] (LR)
Area1
 • Total 4,781 km2 (1,846 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)[2]
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 • Rank 30th
Demonym(s) Ligerians
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Department number 42
Arrondissements 3
Cantons 21
Communes 323
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Loire (/lwɑːr/; French pronunciation: ​[lwaʁ]; Arpitan: Lêre; Occitan: Léger or Leir) is a landlocked département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France occupying the river Loire's upper reaches. Its prefecture is Saint-Étienne. It had a population of 765,634 in 2019.[3]

History

Loire was created in 1793 when the Rhône-et-Loire département was split into two, about three years after it was created in 1790. This was a response to counter-revolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power and influence of counter revolutionary activity in the Lyon region.

The Loire département roughly corresponds to the former province of Forez.

The departmental capitals (prefectures) throughout its history are as follows:[4]

Geography

Loire is part of the current administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the départements of Rhône, Isère, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, and Saône-et-Loire.

The river Loire traverses the department from south to north.

The Loire département is divided into three arrondissements:

Parts of the department belong to Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the département are called Ligériens. The industrial city of Saint-Étienne with its agglomeration contains about half of the inhabitants of the département.[5]

Population development since 1801:

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1801 290,903 —    
1806 317,053 +1.74%
1821 343,454 +0.53%
1831 391,216 +1.31%
1841 434,085 +1.05%
1851 472,588 +0.85%
1861 517,603 +0.91%
1872 550,611 +0.56%
1881 599,836 +0.96%
1891 616,227 +0.27%
1901 647,633 +0.50%
1911 640,549 −0.11%
1921 637,130 −0.05%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1931 664,822 +0.43%
1936 650,226 −0.44%
1946 631,591 −0.29%
1954 654,482 +0.45%
1962 696,348 +0.78%
1968 722,443 +0.62%
1975 742,396 +0.39%
1982 739,521 −0.06%
1990 746,288 +0.11%
1999 728,524 −0.27%
2006 741,269 +0.25%
2011 749,053 +0.21%
2016 761,997 +0.34%
source:[4][6]

Principal towns

The most populous commune is Saint-Étienne, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 6 communes with more than 15,000 inhabitants:[3]

Commune Population (2019)
Saint-Étienne 173,821
Saint-Chamond 34,841
Roanne 33,809
Firminy 16,901
Montbrison 15,915
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert 15,229

Politics

The president of the Departmental Council is Georges Ziegler, elected in October 2017.

Current National Assembly Representatives

Constituency Member[7] Party
Loire's 1st constituency Régis Juanico Socialist Party
Loire's 2nd constituency Jean-Michel Mis La République En Marche!
Loire's 3rd constituency Valéria Faure-Muntian La République En Marche!
Loire's 4th constituency Dino Cinieri The Republicans
Loire's 5th constituency Nathalie Sarles Modem
Loire's 6th constituency Julien Borowczyk La République En Marche!

Tourism

See also

References

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  3. 3.0 3.1 Populations légales 2019: 42 Loire, INSEE
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  5. Comparateur de territoires, Unité urbaine 2020 de Saint-Étienne (00753), Département de la Loire (42), INSEE
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