Sorbiers, Loire

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

Sorbiers
Coat of arms of Sorbiers
Location of Sorbiers
Sorbiers is located in France
Sorbiers
Sorbiers
Sorbiers is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sorbiers
Sorbiers
Coordinates: 45°29′19″N 4°27′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Christine Thivant[1]
Area
1
12.19 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
8,009
  Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42302 /42290
Elevation435–822 m (1,427–2,697 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,102    
1800 1,244+1.75%
1806 1,309+0.85%
1821 1,405+0.47%
1831 1,415+0.07%
1836 1,433+0.25%
1841 1,616+2.43%
1846 1,830+2.52%
1851 2,030+2.10%
1856 2,632+5.33%
1861 3,098+3.31%
1866 3,771+4.01%
1872 2,023−9.86%
1876 1,990−0.41%
1881 1,792−2.07%
1886 1,974+1.95%
1891 2,017+0.43%
1896 2,041+0.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,890−1.53%
1906 1,979+0.92%
1911 1,781−2.09%
1921 1,721−0.34%
1926 1,871+1.69%
1931 1,796−0.81%
1936 1,863+0.74%
1946 2,069+1.05%
1954 2,298+1.32%
1962 2,638+1.74%
1968 3,648+5.55%
1975 5,464+5.94%
1982 6,424+2.34%
1990 7,101+1.26%
1999 7,399+0.46%
2007 7,581+0.30%
2012 7,868+0.75%
2017 7,933+0.16%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns — sister cities

Sorbiers is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sorbiers, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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