Bellegarde-en-Forez
Bellegarde-en-Forez | |
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Commune | |
Chateau | |
Location of Bellegarde-en-Forez | |
Bellegarde-en-Forez Bellegarde-en-Forez | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′53″N 4°17′56″E / 45.6481°N 4.2989°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Laffont |
Area 1 | 18.91 km2 (7.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 2,019 |
| • Density | 106.8/km2 (276.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42013 /42210 |
| Elevation | 361–606 m (1,184–1,988 ft) (avg. 406 m or 1,332 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bellegarde-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Bellegarde in Forez; Arpitan: Bèlagouârda) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.