Bonson
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Commune
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Location of Bonson | |
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Coordinates: 45°31′27″N 4°13′00″E / 45.5242°N 4.2167°E / 45.5242; 4.2167 | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert |
Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Thierry Deville[1] |
Area
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| 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 4,363 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
42022 /42160
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Elevation | 355–385 m (1,165–1,263 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bonson (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃sɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,096 | — |
1975 | 1,513 | +4.71% |
1982 | 2,566 | +7.84% |
1990 | 3,880 | +5.30% |
1999 | 3,816 | −0.18% |
2007 | 3,695 | −0.40% |
2012 | 3,674 | −0.11% |
2017 | 3,889 | +1.14% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The church, the train station, as well as all the sports fields and all the surrounding houses were built thanks to the donation of land by Sylvain Girerd, at the time owner of the Noyers property, rue Sylvain Girerd.
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