Fraisses (French pronunciation: [fʁɛs]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Fraisses
Coat of arms of Fraisses
Location of Fraisses
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Fraisses is located in France
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Fraisses
Fraisses is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fraisses
Fraisses
Coordinates: 45°23′19″N 4°16′01″E / 45.3886°N 4.2669°E / 45.3886; 4.2669
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonFirminy
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christiane Barailler[1]
Area
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4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,779
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42099 /42490
Elevation437–746 m (1,434–2,448 ft)
(avg. 465 m or 1,526 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 464—    
1821 590+0.86%
1846 680+0.57%
1872 908+1.12%
1901 1,999+2.76%
1926 3,451+2.21%
1946 3,688+0.33%
1962 3,623−0.11%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,204+2.51%
1975 4,290+0.29%
1982 3,854−1.52%
1990 3,897+0.14%
1999 3,939+0.12%
2007 4,074+0.42%
2012 3,765−1.57%
2017 3,723−0.22%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fraisses, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE