Roche-en-Forez

Roche-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ] ^ⓘ, before 2025: Roche)^[2] is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Roche-en-Forez
Commune
World War I monument
Coat of arms
Location of Roche-en-Forez
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Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 3°56′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Masson[1]
Area 1	23.33 km2 (9.01 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	253
• Density	10.8/km2 (28.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42188 /42600
Elevation	756–1,418 m (2,480–4,652 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 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	376	—
1975	320	−2.28%
1982	316	−0.18%
1990	287	−1.20%
1999	253	−1.39%
2009	266	+0.50%
2014	268	+0.15%
2020	253	−0.96%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department