Bonson (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ' N , 4 ° 13' E | |
| height | 355-385 m | |
| surface | 5.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,889 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 755 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42160 | |
| INSEE code | 42022 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-bonson.fr/ | |
Bonson is a French municipality with 3889 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert . The inhabitants are called bonsonnais .
geography
Bonson is located in the Forez plain in the Massif Central , about 20 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne . The bonson flows through the community . The Malbief borders the community in the west . Bonson is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Cyprien in the north, Andrézieux-Bouthéon in the east and northeast, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in the south and southeast, Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez in the southwest and Sury-le-Comtal in the west and Northwest.
The former Route nationale 8 runs through the municipality .
history
The place name probably originated from a copying error in the 12th century. In the deed of donation for the church in Benerone , the place was assigned as Bonczon .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 904 | 1,096 | 1,513 | 2,566 | 3,880 | 3.816 | 3.710 | 3,634 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame Chapel, built in the 11th century with additions from the 15th and 16th centuries, a historic monument since 1987
- Bonson Castle from 1686, construction completed in the 19th century
- Lurieu Castle, built at the end of the 19th century
- Station building, built in 1865
