Sorbiers (Loire)
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Sorbiers (main town) | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 29 ′ N , 4 ° 27 ′ E | |
| height | 435-822 m | |
| surface | 12.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 7,933 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 651 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42290 | |
| INSEE code | 42302 | |
| Website | www.mairie-sorbiers.fr | |
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Sorbiers is a French town with 7933 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes southwest of Lyon . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Sorbiers . The inhabitants of the municipality call themselves Sorbéran (ne) s .
geography
Sorbiers is located about nine kilometers northeast of Saint-Étienne . The Onzon flows through the village and drains over the Furan to the Loire . Sorbiers is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Fontanès in the north, Saint-Christo-en-Jarez in the northeast, Saint-Chamon in the east, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds and La Talaudière in the south, La Tour-en-Jarez in the west and Saint-Héand in the Northwest.
The municipality is located on the edge of the Pilat Regional Nature Park and is associated with it as an access point.
history
The church of Sorber is mentioned for the first time in 984 as a property of the church of Lyon.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 2,638 | 3,648 | 5,464 | 6,424 | 7.101 | 7,399 | 7,556 | 7,799 |
Attractions
- Château de Valjoly
Community partnerships
Sorbiers has partnerships with the municipalities:
- Senj , Lika-Senj County, Croatia
- Novi Ligure , Alessandria Province (Piedmont), Italy
