Cleppé
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Cleppé (French pronunciation: [klɛpe]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Cleppé | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
Ruins of the chateau | |
 Location of Cleppé | |
  Cleppé Location within France  Cleppé Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′12″N 4°10′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Feurs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Simon Couble[1] |
Area 1 | 15.48 km2 (5.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 572 |
| • Density | 37.0/km2 (95.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42066 /42110 |
| Elevation | 323–394 m (1,060–1,293 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 456 | — |
| 1975 | 409 | −1.54% |
| 1982 | 360 | −1.81% |
| 1990 | 404 | +1.45% |
| 1999 | 454 | +1.30% |
| 2007 | 552 | +2.47% |
| 2012 | 570 | +0.64% |
| 2017 | 529 | −1.48% |
| 2023 | 572 | +1.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
