Saint-Étienne-le-Molard

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Étienne-le-Molard

(2020–2026) Michelle Jourjon^[1]Area

16.55 km² (6.39 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,032 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42219 /42130

Elevation338–397 m (1,109–1,302 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.

Saint-Étienne-le-Molard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿etjɛn lə mɔlaʁ]; Arpitan: Sant-Ètièven-lo-Molâr) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	620	—
1975	659	+0.88%
1982	630	−0.64%
1990	625	−0.10%
1999	751	+2.06%
2009	938	+2.25%
2014	999	+1.27%
2020	1,028	+0.48%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE