Veauche
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon | |
| Community association | Forez-Est | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 34 ′ N , 4 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 348-406 m | |
| surface | 10.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,984 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 863 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42340 | |
| INSEE code | 42323 | |
| Website | www.ville-de-veauche.fr | |
Veauche is a French municipality with 8984 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Veauche is located about 15 kilometers north of Saint-Étienne on the east bank of the Loire . On the west bank opposite, which can be reached via a bridge, is the commune of Veauchette and the French A72 / E70 motorway that connects Saint-Étienne with Clermont-Ferrand .
The Saint-Galmier-Veauche station on the Roanne – Andrézieux railway, the third railway line in France , has been located in the municipality since 1832 . This line was later rerouted between Balbigny and Le Coteau and integrated into the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway . Today he is by trains of TER Auvergne Rhône-Alpes of the connection Roanne - Saint-Etienne-Châteaucreux served.
history
The place and its name are traced back to a Celtic settlement. The Eglise du Bourg church, which was built in the early Romanesque period, bears witness to the age of the place . The first written mention was made around the year 1000.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| 2,874 | 3,197 | 4.027 | 5,706 | 7,282 | 8,061 | 8,420 |
Partner communities
Veauche's partner communities are Neu-Isenburg in Hesse (since 1961) and the Spanish community Nuevo Baztán .
