Écoche

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Écoche

(2020–2026) Jean-Charles Butaud^[1]Area

11.7 km² (4.5 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

504 • Density43/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42086 /42670

Elevation373–791 m (1,224–2,595 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Écoche (French pronunciation: [ekɔʃ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	345	—
1975	308	−1.61%
1982	353	+1.97%
1990	371	+0.62%
1999	413	+1.20%
2009	542	+2.76%
2014	563	+0.76%
2020	516	−1.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE