Caloire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Çaloire (French pronunciation: [salwaʁ]) (Occitan: Çaleire) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Çaloire | |
|---|---|
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Çaloire | |
  Çaloire Location within France  Çaloire Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′11″N 4°14′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Firminy |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Boudard[1] |
Area 1 | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 330 |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42031 /42240 |
| Elevation | 421–772 m (1,381–2,533 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is close to the villages of Unieux, Chambles and Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, and 5 km northwest of Firminy, the largest town in the area.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 108 | — |
| 1975 | 169 | +6.61% |
| 1982 | 195 | +2.07% |
| 1990 | 227 | +1.92% |
| 1999 | 273 | +2.07% |
| 2007 | 327 | +2.28% |
| 2012 | 347 | +1.19% |
| 2017 | 316 | −1.85% |
| 2023 | 330 | +0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
