Veauchette
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Veauchette (French pronunciation: [voʃɛt]) is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France.
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Commune | |
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 Location of Veauchette | |
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| Coordinates: 45°33′46″N 4°15′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
| Intercommunality | Loire Forez Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Paul Tissot[1] |
Area 1 | 7.54 km2 (2.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,235 |
| • Density | 164/km2 (424/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42324 /42340 |
| Elevation | 347–376 m (1,138–1,234 ft) (avg. 347 m or 1,138 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. |
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| 1968 | 274 | — |
| 1975 | 309 | +1.73% |
| 1982 | 435 | +5.01% |
| 1990 | 767 | +7.35% |
| 1999 | 740 | −0.40% |
| 2009 | 897 | +1.94% |
| 2014 | 1,171 | +5.48% |
| 2020 | 1,193 | +0.31% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
