Commelle-Vernay

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Daniel Fréchet^[1]Area12.41 km² (4.79 sq mi)Population3,029 • Density240/km² (630/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation265–446 m (869–1,463 ft)
(avg. 340 m or 1,120 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Commelle-Vernay (French pronunciation: [kɔmɛl vɛʁnɛ]; Arpitan: Comèles-Vèrnê) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 300 —     1821 311 +0.13% 1846 602 +2.68% 1872 695 +0.55% 1901 662 −0.17% 1926 535 −0.85% 1946 536 +0.01% 1962 836 +2.82%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 912 +1.46% 1975 1,382 +6.12% 1982 2,502 +8.85% 1990 2,872 +1.74% 1999 2,792 −0.31% 2007 2,828 +0.16% 2012 2,802 −0.18% 2017 2,955 +1.07%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References