Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse

(2020–2026) Pierre Drevet^[1]Area

11.75 km² (4.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,045 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42197 /42130

Elevation355–411 m (1,165–1,348 ft)
(avg. 387 m or 1,270 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t aɡat la butʁɛs]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Geography

The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	757	—
1975	791	+0.63%
1982	831	+0.71%
1990	846	+0.22%
1999	813	−0.44%
2009	1,062	+2.71%
2014	1,037	−0.48%
2020	1,044	+0.11%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE