Craintilleux

Craintilleux
Commune
Town hall
Location of Craintilleux
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Coordinates: 45°35′03″N 4°14′07″E / 45.5842°N 4.2353°E / 45.5842; 4.2353
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Thomas[1]
Area ^1	8.22 km^2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,342
• Density	163/km^2 (423/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42075 /42210
Elevation	348–379 m (1,142–1,243 ft) (avg. 353 m or 1,158 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	322	—
1975	403	+3.26%
1982	668	+7.49%
1990	752	+1.49%
1999	900	+2.02%
2009	1,164	+2.61%
2014	1,233	+1.16%
2020	1,356	+1.60%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE