Marlhes
Marlhes | |
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Commune | |
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 Location of Marlhes | |
  Marlhes Location within France  Marlhes Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′02″N 4°23′44″E / 45.2839°N 4.3956°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Monts du Pilat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Chorain[1] |
Area 1 | 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,312 |
| • Density | 40.2/km2 (104/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42139 /42660 |
| Elevation | 810–1,190 m (2,660–3,900 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Marlhes (French pronunciation: [maʁl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 971 | — |
| 1975 | 981 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 1,021 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 1,094 | +0.87% |
| 1999 | 1,305 | +1.98% |
| 2007 | 1,375 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 1,382 | +0.10% |
| 2017 | 1,292 | −1.34% |
| 2023 | 1,312 | +0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] |
Twin towns
[edit]Marlhes is twinned with:
Féouda, Togo
Charette, Quebec, Canada
Personalities
[edit]Marcellin Champagnat, a Catholic saint who founded the Marist Brothers, was born in the village.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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