Marcilly-le-Châtel
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon | |
Community association | Loire Forez | |
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 | 42134 | |
Website | http://www.marcilly-le-chatel.fr/ | |
![]() View of Marcilly-le-Châtel from the Sainte-Anne castle ruins |
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 |
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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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