Précieux

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Précieux

(2020–2026) Monique Rey^[1]Area

16.29 km² (6.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,033 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42180 /42600

Elevation358–404 m (1,175–1,325 ft)
(avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	517	—
1975	510	−0.19%
1982	576	+1.75%
1990	764	+3.59%
1999	775	+0.16%
2009	1,033	+2.92%
2014	1,028	−0.10%
2020	1,033	+0.08%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Personalities

Benoît Malon (1841 - 1893), politician, journalist was born in Précieux.

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