Bonson, Loire

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2021–2026) Thierry Deville^[1]Area5.15 km² (1.99 sq mi)Population4,363 • Density850/km² (2,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation355–385 m (1,165–1,263 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,096	—
1975	1,513	+4.71%
1982	2,566	+7.84%
1990	3,880	+5.30%
1999	3,816	−0.18%
2007	3,695	−0.40%
2012	3,674	−0.11%
2017	3,889	+1.14%
Source: INSEE[3]

Personalities

The church, the train station, as well as all the sports fields and all the surrounding houses were built thanks to the donation of land by Sylvain Girerd, at the time owner of the Noyers property, rue Sylvain Girerd.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References