Vézelin-sur-Loire

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Vézelin-sur-Loire
Vézelin-sur-Loire (France)
Vézelin-sur-Loire
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Roanne
Canton Boën-sur-Lignon
Community association Communauté de communes des Vals d'Aix et Isable
Coordinates 45 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 283-583 m
surface 39.36 km 2
Residents 789 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 20 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42260 and 42590
INSEE code 42268

Vézelin-sur-Loire is a French commune with a population of 789 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon and the Arrondissement of Roanne .

It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Amions , Dancé and Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin.

structure

District former
INSEE code 		Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin (administrative headquarters) 42268 13.52 320
Amions 42004 17.01 298
Dancé 42082 08.83 171

geography

The community is located around 17 kilometers south of Roanne . In the east it is bounded by the Loire river in the Barrage de Villerest reservoir , while the Isable river , a tributary of the Aix, runs in the western municipal area . In the far south, the A89 motorway touches the area. Neighboring communities are:

  • Church and war memorial in Dancé

  • Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin

  • Bridge over the Loire at Saint-Paul-de-Vézelin

Web links

Commons : Vézelin-sur-Loire  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 42-2018-06-20-002 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Vézelin-sur-Loire of June 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ current population according to INSEE