Pradines, Loire

Pradines (French pronunciation: [pʁadin]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Pradines
Commune
Location of Pradines
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Coordinates: 45°59′57″N 4°10′38″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Intercommunality	Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Charles Brun[1]
Area 1	11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	902
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42178 /42630
Elevation	302–459 m (991–1,506 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.
1968	483	—
1975	502	+0.55%
1982	498	−0.11%
1990	604	+2.44%
1999	608	+0.07%
2009	645	+0.59%
2014	777	+3.79%
2020	871	+1.92%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department