Maclas

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

Maclas
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Maclas
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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 (2020–2026)	Hervé Blanc[1]
Area 1	10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,867
• Density	180/km2 (480/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 km2 (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.	±% p.a.
1968	1,111	—
1975	1,120	+0.12%
1982	1,137	+0.22%
1990	1,289	+1.58%
1999	1,306	+0.15%
2009	1,652	+2.38%
2014	1,791	+1.63%
2020	1,827	+0.33%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department