Arthun
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 46 ′ N , 4 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 346-502 m | |
| surface | 13.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 542 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42130 | |
| INSEE code | 42009 | |
Arthun is a French commune in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). It belongs to the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon and the arrondissement of Montbrison . It borders Bussy-Albieux to the north, Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice to the east, Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse to the south, Boën-sur-Lignon to the southwest and Saint-Sixte to the west . Small lakes lie to the east of the municipality and in neighboring Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 413 | 410 | 423 | 473 | 450 | 461 | 489 | 563 |
Attractions
- Beauvoir Castle
- Floor cross
- Saint-Barthélémy church
Personalities
- Marguerite Gonon (1914–1996), historian, Romance philologist, dialectologist, elementary school teacher
Web links
Commons : Arthun - collection of images, videos and audio files
