Montverdun

Montverdun
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Community association	Loire Forez
Coordinates	45 ° 43 '  N , 4 ° 4'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 43 '  N , 4 ° 4'  E
height	340-531 m
surface	16.52 km 2
Residents	1,381 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	84 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42130
INSEE code	42150

Mont Verdun is a French commune with 1,381 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 . The inhabitants are called Montverdunois .

geography

Montverdun is located about 39 kilometers north-northwest of Saint-Étienne in the Forez in the Massif Central . Montverdun is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse in the north and north-west, Saint-Étienne-le-Molard in the north, Poncins in the east, Mornand-en-Forez in the south-east, Saint-Paul-d'Uzore and Chalain- d'Uzore in the south, Marcilly-le-Châtel in the south and south-west, Marcoux in the west and Trelins in the west and north-west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	602	605	605	613	698	759	947	1,235
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Church of the Priory

• Priory at Pic de Montverdun, Monument historique since 1981

Personalities

• Henri Maldiney (1912–2013), philosopher

Web links

Commons : Montverdun  - collection of images, videos and audio files