Bellegarde-en-Forez

Bellegarde-en-Forez
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Community association	Forez-Est
Coordinates	45 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 14 ′ E Coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 14 ′ E
height	361-606 m
surface	18.91 km 2
Residents	2,004 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	106 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42210
INSEE code	42013
Website	http://www.mairie-bellegarde-en-forez.fr/

Bellegarde-en-Forez is a French commune with 2,004 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Bellegarde-en-Forez belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon (until 2015: canton of Saint-Galmier ). The inhabitants are called Bellegardois (es) .

geography

Bellegarde-en-Forez is located about 22 kilometers north-northeast of Saint-Étienne in the historic Forez landscape . The Anzieux flows through the municipality . Bellegarde-en-Forez is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes in the north, Marignes in the east and north-east, Chazelles-sur-Lyon in the east, Saint-Galmier in the south, Cuzieu in the south-west and Saint-André-le- Puy to the west.

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
1,047	1,043	1,081	1,280	1,283	1,464	1,775	2,004
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Bellegarde Castle

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