Montbrison, Loire
Montbrison | |
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Subprefecture | |
Coordinates: 45°36′30″N 4°03′57″E / 45.6083°N 4.0658°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Montbrison |
Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Bazile[1] |
Area 1 | 16.33 km2 (6.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 16,064 |
• Density | 980/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42147 /42600 |
Elevation | 370–552 m (1,214–1,811 ft) (avg. 399 m or 1,309 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montbrison (French pronunciation:
Montbrison was the historical capital of the counts of Forez, and today it is the principal city in the Forez.
The commune gives its name to the popular
History
The town of Montbrison was founded in the area around the lords' castles in the Forez region, of which Montbrison would later become the capital. The earliest recorded reference to the town dates to 870CE.
The town was fortified following the attacks by the English army at the start of the
The Convent of the Visitation was founded in 1643 during a period of severe famine. The town suffered a series of poor harvests as well as an outbreak of the plague between the years 1648–1653. The Augustinian Convent was founded in 1654, followed by the Hospital to house the poor in 1659. The Ursuline Convent closed in 1851.
Key dates
- 1892 - execution of Ravachol, a noted anarchist
- 1909 - electrical power reaches the town
- 1940 - (June) the Forez region is occupied by German troops, with Montbrison falling into the 'free' zone. The forces withdrew at the start of July
- 1944 - (August) Montbrison liberated
- 1954 - Water treatment plant built
- 1968 - Jacquou le Croquant broadcast on television
- 1972 - local cheese Appellation d'Origine Contrôléestatus
Population
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 11,213 | — |
1975 | 12,451 | +1.51% |
1982 | 13,280 | +0.93% |
1990 | 14,064 | +0.72% |
1999 | 14,589 | +0.41% |
2007 | 15,010 | +0.36% |
2012 | 15,414 | +0.53% |
2017 | 15,641 | +0.29% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
Twin towns
Montbrison is
Personalities
- Christophe Agou (1969–), photographer
- Pierre Boulez (1925–2016), composer and conductor
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- Philippe Delaye (1975–), footballer
- Estienne Du Tronchet (c.1510–c.1580), writer
- Victor de Laprade (1812–1882) poet
- Mickey 3D, pop group
- Sarah Mikovski, singer-songwriter
- Lavoisier
- Bishop of Mobile, Alabama
- Ravachol, anarchist
- Muriel Robin (1955), actress
- Yves Triantafyllos (1948–), footballer
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ISBN 2-7242-0785-8.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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