La Pacaudière
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Renaison | |
| Community association | Roannais agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 11 ′ N , 3 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 295-443 m | |
| surface | 20.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,057 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42310 | |
| INSEE code | 42163 | |
| Website | http://www.la-pacaudiere.fr/ | |
La Pacaudière is a French commune with 1,057 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Renaison (until 2015: canton of La Pacaudière ).
geography
La Pacaudière is located around 20 kilometers northwest of Roanne in the Côte Roannaise wine-growing region , which extends on the slopes of the Monts de la Madeleine mountain range. La Pacaudière is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux in the north and north-west, Urbise in the north, Chenay-le-Châtel in the north-east, Vivans in the east, Changy in the south and Le Crozet in the west.
The community owned a train station on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway line, which is no longer served today.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,157 | 1,219 | 1,279 | 1,222 | 1,182 | 1,168 | 1,091 | 1,049 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Tourzy Chapel
- So-called Little Louvre , former post office and former rectory
Personalities
- Raymond Boisset (1912–1991), track and field athlete (400 m run)
