Fourneaux (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Le Coteau | |
| Community association | Pays Entre Loire et Rhône | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ' N , 4 ° 16' E | |
| height | 416-607 m | |
| surface | 12.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 588 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42470 | |
| INSEE code | 42098 | |
Fourneaux is a French municipality with 588 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Le Coteau (until 2015 Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay ). The inhabitants are called Fourneausiens .
geography
Fourneaux is about 22 kilometers southeast of Roanne . Fourneaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Amplepuis in the north and northeast, Machézal in the east and southeast, Chirassimont in the southeast, Saint-Just-la-Pendue in the south and southwest, Croizet-sur-Gand in the southwest, and Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay in the West as well as Lay in the west and northwest.
The National Route 7 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 606 | 565 | 508 | 490 | 528 | 548 | 633 | 618 |
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Attractions
- L'Aubepin Castle, originally laid out as a fortified courtyard, rebuilt in the 14th and 17th centuries
- Sarron Castle from the 20th century
L'Aubepin Castle
Sarron Castle
