Veauche

Veauche
Commune
Town hall
Location of Veauche
Veauche
Veauche
Coordinates: 45°33′46″N 4°16′43″E / 45.5628°N 4.2786°E / 45.5628; 4.2786
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonAndrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gérard Dubois
Area
1
10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
8,984
  Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42323 /42340
Elevation348–406 m (1,142–1,332 ft)
(avg. 377 m or 1,237 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Veauche (French pronunciation: [voʃ]; Arpitan: Viôche) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It is 20 km (12 mi) from Saint-Etienne and is bordered on the west by the Loire River.