Saint-Médard-en-Forez

Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Médard-en-Forez
	Saint-Médard-en-Forez Saint-Médard-en-Forez
	Coordinates: 45°35′55″N 4°21′46″E / 45.5986°N 4.3628°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sébastien Deshayes
Area 1	10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Population (2022)	945
• Density	91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42264 /42330
Elevation	387–656 m (1,270–2,152 ft) ; (avg. 554 m or 1,818 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Médard-en-Forez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ medaʁ ɑ̃ fɔʁɛ], literally Saint-Médard in Forez) is a commune in the Loire département in central France.