Montchal

Montchal
Montchal
Commune
	Location of Montchal
	Montchal Montchal
	Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 4°18′55″E / 45.8267°N 4.3153°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Denis
Area 1	8.84 km2 (3.41 sq mi)
Population (2022)	507
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42148 /42360
Elevation	512–782 m (1,680–2,566 ft) ; (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.

Montchal
Commune

Location of Montchal
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Coordinates: 45°49′36″N 4°18′55″E / 45.8267°N 4.3153°E / 45.8267; 4.3153
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Denis^[1]
Area ¹	8.84 km² (3.41 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	507
• Density	57/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42148 /42360
Elevation	512–782 m (1,680–2,566 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.