Verrières-en-Forez

Verrières-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [vɛʁjɛʁ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Verrières in Forez) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Verrières-en-Forez
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Verrières-en-Forez
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Coordinates: 45°34′18″N 3°59′51″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	Loire Forez Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Peyronnet[1]
Area 1	21.17 km2 (8.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	723
• Density	34.2/km2 (88.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42328 /42600
Elevation	540–1,272 m (1,772–4,173 ft) (avg. 825 m or 2,707 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	512	—
1975	445	−1.98%
1982	445	+0.00%
1990	481	+0.98%
1999	540	+1.29%
2009	624	+1.46%
2014	680	+1.73%
2020	719	+0.93%
Source: INSEE[2]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department