Montarcher

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montarcher

(2020–2026) Bernard Coutanson^[1]Area

5.99 km² (2.31 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

64 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42146 /42380

Elevation938–1,194 m (3,077–3,917 ft)
(avg. 1,150 m or 3,770 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	87	—
1975	77	−1.73%
1982	54	−4.94%
1990	55	+0.23%
1999	75	+3.51%
2009	63	−1.73%
2014	67	+1.24%
2020	65	−0.50%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Geography

The commune lies in the southwestern part of the Loire department, 17 km southwest of Montbrison, 22 km southeast of Ambert and 30 km west of Saint-Étienne.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE