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Lorette is a commune in France, situated within the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and the canton of La Grand-Croix in the Loire department. It is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and shares borders with Cellieu, Farnay, La Grand-Croix, and Rive-de-Gier. The commune was established on April 25, 1847, and has an elevation of 500 meters above sea level.
The area of Lorette is 3.41 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 5,094, comprising 2,256 males and 2,444 females, while another source lists the population as 3,202. The postal code for the commune is 42420. Lorette is associated with the canton of Rive-de-Gier for electoral purposes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lorette
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,202
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Étienne
- Canton
- Rive-de-Gier
- Intercommunality
- Saint-Étienne Métropole
- Mayor 2023 2026
- Gérard Tardy
- Area
- 3.41 km (1.32 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 4,983
- Density
- 1,460/km (3,780/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 42123 /42420
- Elevation
- 257–500 m (843–1,640 ft) , (avg. 280 m or 920 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lorette
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
- Population
- 4983
- Area
- 3.41
- Elevation
- 302
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
- Official website
- www.ville-lorette.fr
- Image
- BF 8 - LORETTE - Rue Cote-Granger.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lorette (Loire)
- postal code
- 42420
- associated electoral district
- canton of Rive-de-Gier
- male population
- 2256
- female population
- 2444
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-77-73-30-44
- fax number
- +33-4-77-73-40-33
- inception
- 1847-04-25
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Encyclopedic overview
Lorette ( French pronunciation: [lɔʁɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France, in the Gier valley.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lorette” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.