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Bonson is a commune in the Loire department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert. The town lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and is located next to the Loire river. It shares borders with Saint-Cyprien, Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez, and Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert. The area covers 5.15 square kilometers, with an elevation of 385 meters above sea level.
The population of Bonson is recorded as 4,557, comprising 1,919 males and 1,970 females. Another source lists the population as 3,881. The commune uses the postal code 42160.
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- Locality
- Bonson
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,881
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Montbrison
- Canton
- Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
- Intercommunality
- CA Loire Forez
- Mayor 2021 2026
- Thierry Deville
- Area
- 5.15 km (1.99 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,557
- Density
- 885/km (2,290/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 42022 /42160
- Elevation
- 355–385 m (1,165–1,263 ft) , (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bonson
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4557
- Area
- 5.15
- Elevation
- 375
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Loire
- Shares border with
- Sury-le-Comtal
- Official website
- www.mairie-bonson.fr
- Image
- Bonson-20110209-Chapelle Notre-Dame.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bonson (Loire)
- postal code
- 42160
- different from
- Bonson
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
- male population
- 1919
- female population
- 1970
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-77-55-14-16
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Encyclopedic overview
Bonson ( French pronunciation: [bɔ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bonson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.