Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Commune
Location of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Coordinates: 45°24′16″N 4°04′57″E / 45.4044°N 4.0825°E / 45.4044; 4.0825
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilbert Soulier
Area
1
15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
653
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42266 /42380
Elevation619–995 m (2,031–3,264 ft)
(avg. 792 m or 2,598 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is a commune in the Loire department in central France.