Saint-Genest-Malifaux

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Genest-Malifaux

(2020–2026) Vincent Ducreux^[1]Area

47.08 km² (18.18 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,917 • Density62/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42224 /42660

Elevation680–1,292 m (2,231–4,239 ft)
(avg. 960 m or 3,150 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Genest-Malifaux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒənɛ malifo]) is a small town in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France. Administratively it is designated a commune within the department of Loire.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,765	—
1821	2,711	−0.07%
1846	3,427	+0.94%
1872	2,344	−1.45%
1901	2,503	+0.23%
1926	2,521	+0.03%
1946	2,017	−1.11%
1962	1,769	−0.82%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,749	−0.19%
1975	1,759	+0.08%
1982	2,199	+3.24%
1990	2,384	+1.01%
1999	2,691	+1.36%
2007	2,891	+0.90%
2012	2,918	+0.19%
2017	2,861	−0.39%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Genest-Malifaux, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE