Bains, Haute-Loire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Bains (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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Bains | |
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Commune | |
The church in Bains | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bains | |
  Bains Location within France  Bains Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′37″N 3°46′33″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay |
| Canton | Velay volcanique |
| Intercommunality | CA du Puy-en-Velay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Marie-Françoise Favier[1] |
Area 1 | 37.56 km2 (14.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,378 |
| • Density | 36.69/km2 (95.02/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43018 /43370 |
| Elevation | 878–1,332 m (2,881–4,370 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 859 | — |
| 1975 | 852 | −0.12% |
| 1982 | 841 | −0.19% |
| 1990 | 917 | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 1,030 | +1.30% |
| 2007 | 1,163 | +1.53% |
| 2012 | 1,308 | +2.38% |
| 2017 | 1,353 | +0.68% |
| 2023 | 1,378 | +0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
