Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt

Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Noël Chappuis^[1]Area8.97 km² (3.46 sq mi)Population3,159 • Density350/km² (910/sq mi)Demonym(s)Gervaisien, GervaisienneTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation67–110 m (220–361 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt (pronounced [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁve la fɔʁɛ], [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁvɛ]), commonly known as Saint-Gervais, is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 333 —     1831 362 +0.22% 1846 480 +1.90% 1872 525 +0.35% 1901 606 +0.50% 1926 568 −0.26% 1946 760 +1.47% 1962 1,426 +4.01%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,775 +3.72% 1975 2,042 +2.02% 1982 2,702 +4.08% 1990 2,784 +0.37% 1999 3,308 +1.93% 2007 3,433 +0.46% 2012 3,303 −0.77% 2017 3,201 −0.63%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department

References