Marcilly-le-Châtel

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Marcilly-le-Châtel
Coat of arms of Marcilly-le-Châtel
Marcilly-le-Châtel (France)
Marcilly-le-Châtel
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Boën-sur-Lignon
Community association Loire Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 2 ′  E
height 377-708 m
surface 16.32 km 2
Residents 1,390 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 85 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42130
INSEE code
Website http://www.marcilly-le-chatel.fr/

View of Marcilly-le-Châtel from the Sainte-Anne castle ruins

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Marcilly-le-Châtel (previously: Marcilly-le-Pave ) is a French municipality with 1,390 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Administratively it belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and is part of the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon .

geography

Marcilly-le-Châtel is located about 40 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne in the Forez in the Massif Central . Marcilly-le-Châtel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marcoux in the north and west, Montverdun in the east and northeast, Chalain-d'Uzore in the east and southeast, Pralong in the south and Saint-Bonnet-le-Correau in the southwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 634 666 687 760 856 974 1,175 1,345
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Cyr church
  • Castle ruins of Sainte-Anne from the 12th century

Web links

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