Pélussin

Pélussin (French pronunciation: [pelysɛ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Pélussin is made up of three districts: Notre-Dame, Les Croix and at the very top, Virieu.

Pélussin
Commune
Chateau
Coat of arms
Location of Pélussin
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Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 4°40′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Pilat rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Devrieux[1]
Area 1	32.16 km2 (12.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,665
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42168 /42410
Elevation	240–1,340 m (790–4,400 ft) (avg. 417 m or 1,368 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 3,120 —     1821 3,194 +0.08% 1846 3,651 +0.54% 1872 3,564 −0.09% 1901 3,111 −0.47% 1926 3,272 +0.20% 1946 2,617 −1.11% 1962 2,591 −0.06%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,608 +0.11% 1975 2,600 −0.04% 1982 2,785 +0.99% 1990 3,132 +1.48% 1999 3,356 +0.77% 2007 3,434 +0.29% 2012 3,592 +0.90% 2017 3,765 +0.95%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department