Monistrol-sur-Loire

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

Monistrol-sur-Loire
Commune
Château des Évêques;;
Coat of arms
Location of Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire Monistrol-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 45°17′36″N 4°10′22″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Monistrol-sur-Loire
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Lyonnet
Area ^1	48.25 km^2 (18.63 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	8,718
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43137 /43120
Elevation	434–874 m (1,424–2,867 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 into the Loire in the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	3,923	—
1806	4,048	+3.2%
1821	3,930	−2.9%
1831	4,145	+5.5%
1841	3,975	−4.1%
1851	4,619	+16.2%
1861	4,473	−3.2%
1872	4,452	−0.5%
1881	4,703	+5.6%
1891	4,719	+0.3%
1901	4,931	+4.5%
1911	5,008	+1.6%
1921	4,481	−10.5%
1931	4,305	−3.9%
1946	3,829	−11.1%
1954	4,063	+6.1%
1962	402	−90.1%
1968	4,265	+960.9%
1975	4,607	+8.0%
1982	5,143	+11.6%
1990	6,180	+20.2%
1999	7,451	+20.6%
2007	8,582	+15.2%
2017	8,718	+1.6%

Peronsalities

• Roman Catholic archbishop Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

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