Cleppé

Cleppé is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Cleppé
Commune
Ruins of the chateau
Location of Cleppé
Cleppé Cleppé
Coordinates: 45°46′12″N 4°10′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Simon Couble
Area ^1	15.48 km^2 (5.98 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	529
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42066 /42110
Elevation	323–394 m (1,060–1,293 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 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 540 —     1806 416 −23.0% 1821 475 +14.2% 1831 460 −3.2% 1841 494 +7.4% 1851 519 +5.1% 1861 527 +1.5% 1872 545 +3.4% 1881 583 +7.0% 1891 6,335 +986.6% 1901 587 −90.7% 1911 574 −2.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 489 −14.8% 1931 417 −14.7% 1946 425 +1.9% 1954 435 +2.4% 1962 404 −7.1% 1968 456 +12.9% 1975 409 −10.3% 1982 360 −12.0% 1990 404 +12.2% 1999 454 +12.4% 2006 540 +18.9% 2015 559 +3.5%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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