Gumières

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

Gumières
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Gumières
Gumières Gumières
Coordinates: 45°31′55″N 3°59′17″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Cassulo
Area ^1	16.12 km^2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	322
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42107 /42560
Elevation	748–1,236 m (2,454–4,055 ft) (avg. 900 m or 3,000 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,140 —     1806 1,141 +0.1% 1821 1,086 −4.8% 1831 1,472 +35.5% 1841 1,320 −10.3% 1851 1,229 −6.9% 1861 996 −19.0% 1872 950 −4.6% 1881 934 −1.7% 1891 953 +2.0% 1901 954 +0.1% 1911 840 −11.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 738 −12.1% 1931 625 −15.3% 1946 548 −12.3% 1954 509 −7.1% 1962 460 −9.6% 1968 387 −15.9% 1975 307 −20.7% 1982 250 −18.6% 1990 257 +2.8% 1999 253 −1.6% 2004 268 +5.9% 2015 323 +20.5%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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