Viricelles
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
Canton | Feurs | |
Community association | Monts du Lyonnais | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 33 ' N , 4 ° 25' E | |
height | 598-773 m | |
surface | 2 km 2 | |
Residents | 457 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 229 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 42140 | |
INSEE code | 42335 |
Viricelles is a French municipality with 457 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Feurs (until 2015 Chazelles-sur-Lyon ). The inhabitants are called Viricellois .
geography
Viricelles is located about 26 kilometers north of Saint-Étienne and 45 kilometers west-southwest of Lyon in the historic province of Forez . Viricelles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Maringes in the north and west, Grézieu-le-Marché in the east and Chazelles-sur-Lyon in the south.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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258 | 216 | 204 | 237 | 283 | 333 | 372 | 452 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
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