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Veauche

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Veauche (French pronunciation: [voʃ]; Arpitan: Viôche) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It is 20 km (12 mi) from Saint-Etienne and is bordered on the west by the Loire River.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 500,     
1800 366−4.36%
1806 416+2.16%
1821 512+1.39%
1831 485−0.54%
1836 577+3.53%
1841 574−0.10%
1846 540−1.21%
1851 663+4.19%
1856 678+0.45%
1861 747+1.96%
1866 780+0.87%
1872 685−2.14%
1876 701+0.58%
1881 748+1.31%
1886 1,620+16.71%
1891 1,885+3.08%
1896 2,130+2.47%
1901 2,479+3.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 2,485+0.05%
1911 2,660+1.37%
1921 2,279−1.53%
1926 2,511+1.96%
1931 2,770+1.98%
1936 2,563−1.54%
1946 2,325−0.97%
1954 2,586+1.34%
1962 2,874+1.33%
1968 3,197+1.79%
1975 4,027+3.35%
1982 5,706+5.10%
1990 7,282+3.10%
1999 8,061+1.14%
2007 8,307+0.38%
2012 8,619+0.74%
2017 8,984+0.83%
2023 8,975−0.02%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)
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