Maclas

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

Maclas
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Maclas
Maclas Maclas
Coordinates: 45°21′47″N 4°41′07″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Pilat rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Fanget
Area ^1	10.15 km^2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,804
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42129 /42520
Elevation	256–453 m (840–1,486 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Maclas is located near the villages of Véranne and Saint-Appolinard, approximately 50 kilometres south of Lyon. It is located in the Pilat mountain range and its main industries are farming and local industry.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 780 —     1806 945 +21.2% 1821 984 +4.1% 1831 990 +0.6% 1841 1,024 +3.4% 1851 1,146 +11.9% 1861 1,124 −1.9% 1872 1,170 +4.1% 1881 1,207 +3.2% 1891 1,174 −2.7% 1901 1,237 +5.4% 1911 1,295 +4.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,164 −10.1% 1931 1,146 −1.5% 1946 981 −14.4% 1954 992 +1.1% 1962 1,013 +2.1% 1968 1,111 +9.7% 1975 1,120 +0.8% 1962 1,137 +1.5% 1990 1,289 +13.4% 1999 1,306 +1.3% 2005 1,589 +21.7% 2015 1,817 +14.3%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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

External links

• Gazetteer Entry