Maclas
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Le Pilat | |
| Community association | Pilat Rhodania | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 22 ′ N , 4 ° 41 ′ E | |
| height | 256-453 m | |
| surface | 10.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,804 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 178 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42520 | |
| INSEE code | 42129 | |
| Website | http://www.maclas.fr/ | |
Maclas is a French commune with 1,804 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Le Pilat (until 2015: canton of Pélussin ). The inhabitants are called maclaires .
geography
Maclas is located about 25 kilometers east-southeast of Saint-Étienne . Maclas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Roisey in the north and northwest, Bessey and Lupé in the north, Malleval and Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf in the northeast, Limony in the east, Charnas in the southeast, Vinzieux in the south, and Saint-Jacques-d'Atticieux in the South and southwest, Saint-Appolinard in the southwest and Véranne in the west.
Maclas is located in the Pilat Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1013 | 1111 | 1120 | 1137 | 1289 | 1306 | 1575 | 1804 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Clair-Saint-Héand church
- town hall
