Marlhes

Marlhes
Commune
Location of Marlhes
Marlhes Location within France Marlhes Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°17′02″N 4°23′44″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Monts du Pilat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-François Chorain
Area 1	32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation	945 m (3,100 ft)
Highest elevation	1,190 m (3,900 ft)
Lowest elevation	810 m (2,660 ft)
Population  (2023)	1,312
• Density	40.2/km2 (104/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42139 /42660
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%
2007	1,375	+0.66%
2012	1,382	+0.10%
2017	1,292	−1.34%
2023	1,312	+0.26%
Source: INSEE

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.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department