Montrond-les-Bains
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| Community association | Forez-Est | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 333-369 m | |
| surface | 10.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,302 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 524 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42210 | |
| INSEE code | 42149 | |
| Website | http://www.montrond-les-bains.fr/ | |
_mairie.JPG) Town hall of Montrond-les-Bains |
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Montrond-les-Bains is a commune with 5302 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . Montrond-les-Bains belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon . The inhabitants are called Montrondais (es) .
geography
Montrond-les-Bains is located about 22 kilometers northeast of Saint-Étienne in the historic Forez landscape . Here the Anzieux river first flows into the Coise , which then reaches the Loire 150 meters further . Montrond-les-Bains is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Marclopt in the north, Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes in the north-east, Bellegarde-en-Forez in the east, Cuzieu in the south, Unias in the south-west, Boisset-lès-Montrond in the west and Chalain- le-Comtal in the north-west.
The former national routes 82 and 496 passed through the municipality .
Since 1832 the community had a station on the Roanne – Andrézieux railway, the third railway line in France. This line was later integrated into the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway . In 1939, the Montbrison – Montrond tram started operating as a standard gauge horse-powered tram. The line was closed again in 1848 due to a decline in transport performance. In 1876 the Lyon-Saint-Paul-Montbrison railway was put into operation, the Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière -Montbrison section was closed in the middle of the 20th century . Today the station of trains of the will TER Auvergne Rhône-Alpes of the connection Roanne - Saint-Etienne-Châteaucreux served.
history
The name of the place comes from the castle complex ( castrum montes rondunti ) from the 11th century, which was used by the Counts of Forez until the 18th century . The fortifications were rebuilt from the 16th century. In 1839, the second tram in the world was opened here with the (horse-drawn) Montbrison – Montrond tram (closed in 1848).
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| 1.927 | 2,436 | 2.714 | 3.137 | 3,627 | 4.031 | 4.608 | 4.852 |
Attractions
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- Montrond Castle from the 11th century, Monument historique since 1934 ,
- Saint-Roch church with stained glass
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- Saint-Pierre church
- Casino
economy
Located on the plateau of an extinct volcano, the place uses the thermal springs as a medicinal bath.
