Montfaucon-en-Velay

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montfaucon-en-Velay

(2020–2026) François-Régis Saby^[1]Area

4.99 km² (1.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,143 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43141 /43290

Elevation875–969 m (2,871–3,179 ft)
(avg. 914 m or 2,999 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfaucon-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fokɔ̃ ɑ̃ vəlɛ], literally Montfaucon in Velay; Occitan: Montfaucon de Velai) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,206	—
1975	1,346	+1.58%
1982	1,352	+0.06%
1990	1,381	+0.27%
1999	1,207	−1.49%
2009	1,270	+0.51%
2014	1,258	−0.19%
2020	1,152	−1.46%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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