Perreux (Loire)

Perreux
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Community association	Roannais agglomeration
Coordinates	46 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 2 '  N , 4 ° 7'  E
height	255-436 m
surface	41.35 km 2
Residents	2,114 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42120
INSEE code	42170
Website	http://www.perreux.fr/

Perreux is a French commune with 2,114 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne in the canton of Le Coteau . Perreux is a member of the Association of Municipalities Roanne Agglomération . The inhabitants are called Pariodins .

geography

Perreux is about five kilometers east of Roanne . The Rhins flows into the Loire at the western municipal boundary . Other rivers that cross the municipality are the Rhodon and its tributary Chambut , as well as the Trambouzan . Perreux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vougy in the north, Coutouvre in the northeast, Montagny in the east, Pradines in the southeast, Notre-Dame-de-Boisset and Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset in the south, Le Coteau in the west and southwest, and Roanne in the west and northwest.

history

At the end of the 11th century, Bishop Hugo von Châteauneuf donated the area to the Benedictines of the Cluny monastery. The municipality of Perreux has existed since 1793.

Population development

year	1886	1936	1946	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	2,481	1,513	1,651	1,728	1,907	1,885	1.933	1,985	2,075	2.167	2.212

Attractions

Saint-Bonnet church

• Saint-Bonnet church from the 14th and 16th centuries

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Perreux on cassini.ehess.fr (French)