Mars, Loire

Mars
Commune
Coat of arms
Mars Mars
Coordinates: 46°09′14″N 4°14′49″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Intercommunality	Charlieu-Belmont
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérôme Viodrin
Area 1	12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42141 /42750
Elevation	331–592 m (1,086–1,942 ft) (avg. 390 m or 1,280 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mars is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,000 —     1806 1,022 +2.2% 1821 1,207 +18.1% 1831 1,316 +9.0% 1841 1,330 +1.1% 1851 1,407 +5.8% 1861 1,490 +5.9% 1872 1,596 +7.1% 1881 1,495 −6.3% 1891 1,429 −4.4% 1901 1,421 −0.6% 1911 1,168 −17.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 877 −24.9% 1931 748 −14.7% 1946 601 −19.7% 1954 560 −6.8% 1962 522 −6.8% 1968 504 −3.4% 1975 518 +2.8% 1982 524 +1.2% 1990 533 +1.7% 1999 551 +3.4% 2012 562 +2.0% 2016 558 −0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department