La Gimond
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Feurs | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 25' E | |
| height | 598-773 m | |
| surface | 3.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 277 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 82 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42140 | |
| INSEE code | 42100 | |
La Gimond is a French municipality with 277 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Feurs (until 2015 Chazelles-sur-Lyon ). The inhabitants are called maringeons .
geography
La Gimond is located about 13 kilometers north-northeast of Saint-Étienne and 41 kilometers southwest of Lyon in the historic province of Forez . La Gimond is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Chevrières in the north, Fontanès in the south and east, Saint-Héand in the south and west, and Aveizieux in the west and north-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 178 | 168 | 174 | 197 | 221 | 217 | 241 | 287 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Web links
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