Grazac, Haute-Loire

Grazac is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Grazac
Commune
Tower at the Chateau de Carry
Location of Grazac
Grazac Grazac
Coordinates: 45°11′18″N 4°11′02″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Yssingeaux
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Hervé Gaillard
Area ^1	21.66 km^2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,063
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43102 /43200
Elevation	537–854 m (1,762–2,802 ft) (avg. 793 m or 2,602 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 Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,290 —     1806 1,482 +14.9% 1821 1,316 −11.2% 1831 1,452 +10.3% 1841 1,580 +8.8% 1851 1,633 +3.4% 1861 1,654 +1.3% 1872 1,620 −2.1% 1881 1,634 +0.9% 1891 1,656 +1.3% 1901 1,769 +6.8% 1911 1,565 −11.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,371 −12.4% 1931 1,182 −13.8% 1946 1,038 −12.2% 1954 858 −17.3% 1962 782 −8.9% 1968 682 −12.8% 1975 627 −8.1% 1982 588 −6.2% 1990 627 +6.6% 1999 728 +16.1% 2009 987 +35.6% 2012 1,063 +7.7%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

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