Marcoux, Loire
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Marcoux
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Commune | |
 Château de Goutelas | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Marcoux | |
  Marcoux  Marcoux | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′42″N 4°00′50″E / 45.7117°N 4.0139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Verdier[1] |
Area 1 | 15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 781 |
| • Density | 51.0/km2 (132/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42136 /42130 |
| Elevation | 394–777 m (1,293–2,549 ft) (avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marcoux (French pronunciation: [maʁku]; Arpitan: Mèrcor [mar.ˈku]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.
