Montverdun

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montverdun

(2020–2026) Martine Matrat^[1]Area

16.52 km² (6.38 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,322 • Density80/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42150 /42130

Elevation340–531 m (1,115–1,742 ft)
(avg. 378 m or 1,240 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	605	—
1975	605	+0.00%
1982	613	+0.19%
1990	698	+1.64%
1999	759	+0.94%
2009	1,060	+3.40%
2014	1,254	+3.42%
2020	1,358	+1.34%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE