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Fourneaux is a commune in the Loire department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Roanne. It lies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with the municipalities of Amplepuis, Chirassimont, Croizet-sur-Gand, and Lay. The area covers 12.17 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 607 meters above sea level.
The commune has a population of 633, comprising 302 males and 286 females. Its postal code is 42470. Fourneaux is associated with the canton of Le Coteau for electoral purposes, while also being located in the administrative canton of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fourneaux
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 555
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Roanne
- Canton
- Le Coteau
- Intercommunality
- Pays entre Loire et Rhône
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-François Neyrand
- Area
- 12.17 km (4.70 sq mi)
- Density
- 46.3/km (120/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 42098 /42470
- Elevation
- 416–607 m (1,365–1,991 ft) , (avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fourneaux
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Loire
- Population
- 563
- Area
- 12.17
- Elevation
- 499
- Shares border with
- Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
- Image
- Fourneau Vue générale.jpg
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- Commons category
- Fourneaux (Loire)
- postal code
- 42470
- different from
- Fourneaux
- associated electoral district
- canton of Le Coteau
- male population
- 302
- female population
- 286
- P8168
- Hans W. Kosterlitz
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-77-62-46-46
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Encyclopedic overview
Fourneaux ( French pronunciation: [fuʁno]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fourneaux” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.