Roche, Loire

Roche
Commune
World War I monument
Coat of arms
Roche Roche
Coordinates: 45°36′55″N 3°56′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christelle Masson
Area 1	23.33 km2 (9.01 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42188 /42600
Elevation	756–1,418 m (2,480–4,652 ft) (avg. 945 m or 3,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roche (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ] (listen)) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 450 —     1806 584 +29.8% 1821 645 +10.4% 1831 617 −4.3% 1841 644 +4.4% 1851 677 +5.1% 1861 602 −11.1% 1872 607 +0.8% 1881 655 +7.9% 1891 662 +1.1% 1901 609 −8.0% 1911 554 −9.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 477 −13.9% 1931 440 −7.8% 1946 454 +3.2% 1954 435 −4.2% 1962 386 −11.3% 1968 376 −2.6% 1975 320 −14.9% 1982 316 −1.2% 1990 287 −9.2% 1999 253 −11.8% 2007 270 +6.7% 2016 259 −4.1%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department