Pradines (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Charlieu | |
| Community association | Pays Entre Loire et Rhône | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 4 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 302-459 m | |
| surface | 11.6 km 2 | |
| Residents | 803 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42630 | |
| INSEE code | 42178 | |
Pradines is a French municipality with 803 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Charlieu (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay ).
geography
Pradines is about nine kilometers east-southeast of Roanne . The river Rhins forms the southern boundary of the municipality. Pradines is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Perreux in the north and north-west, Montagny in the north-east, Régny in the east, Neaux in the south and Notre-Dame-de-Boisset in the west and south-west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | 483 | 502 | 498 | 604 | 608 | 640 | 763 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Pradines Monastery , housed in an earlier castle from the 17th century since 1803
Personalities
- Thérèse de Bavoz (1768 to 1838) French Benedictine nun, abbess and founder of the order, founder of the Pradines Monastery and died there
Web links
Commons : Pradines - collection of images, videos and audio files
