Ouches

Ouches may be the plural of ouch.

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Ouches

(2020–2026) Yves Chambost^[1]Area

10.12 km² (3.91 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,147 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42162 /42155

Elevation295–376 m (968–1,234 ft)
(avg. 323 m or 1,060 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	523	—
1975	753	+5.34%
1982	929	+3.05%
1990	1,002	+0.95%
1999	1,015	+0.14%
2009	1,116	+0.95%
2014	1,149	+0.58%
2020	1,151	+0.03%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE