Bains, Haute-Loire

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bains

(2021–2026) Marie-Françoise Favier^[1]Area

37.56 km² (14.50 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,382 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43018 /43370

Elevation878–1,332 m (2,881–4,370 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bains (French pronunciation: [bɛ̃s]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	859	—
1975	852	−0.12%
1982	841	−0.19%
1990	917	+1.09%
1999	1,030	+1.30%
2009	1,236	+1.84%
2014	1,331	+1.49%
2020	1,388	+0.70%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE