Caloire

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Çaloire

(2020–2026) Gilles Boudard^[1]Area

4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

314 • Density67/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42031 /42240

Elevation421–772 m (1,381–2,533 ft)
(avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It is close to the villages of Unieux, Chambles and Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon, and 5 km northwest of Firminy, the largest town in the area.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	108	—
1975	169	+6.61%
1982	195	+2.07%
1990	227	+1.92%
1999	273	+2.07%
2009	329	+1.88%
2014	351	+1.30%
2020	306	−2.26%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE