Fourneaux, Loire

Fourneaux

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Fourneaux

Coordinates: 45°56′16″N 4°16′13″E / 45.9378°N 4.2703°ECoordinates: 45°56′16″N 4°16′13″E / 45.9378°N 4.2703°E
Country France
Region Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Roanne
Canton Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Claude Janin
Area1 12.17 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 548
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 42098 / 42470
Elevation 416–607 m (1,365–1,991 ft)
(avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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