Marlhes

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Marlhes

(2020–2026) Jean-François Chorain^[1]Area

32.6 km² (12.6 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,338 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42139 /42660

Elevation810–1,190 m (2,660–3,900 ft)
(avg. 945 m or 3,100 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Marlhes (French pronunciation: [maʁl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	971	—
1975	981	+0.15%
1982	1,021	+0.57%
1990	1,094	+0.87%
1999	1,305	+1.98%
2009	1,388	+0.62%
2014	1,327	−0.89%
2020	1,340	+0.16%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Twin towns

Marlhes is twinned with:

Féouda, Togo
Charette, Quebec, Canada

Personalities

Marcellin Champagnat, a Catholic saint who founded the Marist Brothers, was born in the village.

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