Veauche

Veauche
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Veauche
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Coordinates: 45°33′46″N 4°16′43″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Dubois
Area 1	10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	8,975
• Density	862.2/km2 (2,233/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42323 /42340
Elevation	348–406 m (1,142–1,332 ft) (avg. 377 m or 1,237 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Veauche (French pronunciation: [voʃ]; Arpitan: Viôche) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It is 20 km (12 mi) from Saint-Etienne and is bordered on the west by the Loire River.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	500	—
1800	366	−4.36%
1806	416	+2.16%
1821	512	+1.39%
1831	485	−0.54%
1836	577	+3.53%
1841	574	−0.10%
1846	540	−1.21%
1851	663	+4.19%
1856	678	+0.45%
1861	747	+1.96%
1866	780	+0.87%
1872	685	−2.14%
1876	701	+0.58%
1881	748	+1.31%
1886	1,620	+16.71%
1891	1,885	+3.08%
1896	2,130	+2.47%
1901	2,479	+3.08%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	2,485	+0.05%
1911	2,660	+1.37%
1921	2,279	−1.53%
1926	2,511	+1.96%
1931	2,770	+1.98%
1936	2,563	−1.54%
1946	2,325	−0.97%
1954	2,586	+1.34%
1962	2,874	+1.33%
1968	3,197	+1.79%
1975	4,027	+3.35%
1982	5,706	+5.10%
1990	7,282	+3.10%
1999	8,061	+1.14%
2007	8,307	+0.38%
2012	8,619	+0.74%
2017	8,984	+0.83%
2023	8,975	−0.02%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loire department