Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sorbiers, Loire

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Corporate management5226 years
Car repair2927 years
Other construction23
Restaurants20
Beauty salons17
Shopping17
Grocery stores and supermarkets15
Nurses13
Real estate12
Shopping other11
Education11
Hairdressers10
Wholesale of machinery10
Household appliances and goods10

Sorbiers, Loire Facts

Area13.8 km²
Population7,825
Male Population3,829 (48.9%)
Female Population3,996 (51.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+13.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+6.2%
Median Age42.1 years (Male: 41.2, Female: 43.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)$37,503 (2022)
NeighborhoodsFauriel - Rond Point
Local Time
TimezoneCentral European Summer Time
Lat & Lng45.48815, 4.44933
Postal Codes42290

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Sorbiers, Loire Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population6,8917,2757,3717,4837,8257,9868,254
Population Density498.9 / km²526.7 / km²533.6 / km²541.8 / km²566.5 / km²578.2 / km²597.6 / km²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sorbiers, Loire Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 6.2% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Sorbiers, Loire+13.6%+7.6%+6.2%
France
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sorbiers, Loire Median Age

Median Age: 42.1 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Sorbiers, Loire42.1 yrs43.1 yrs41.2 yrs
France39.6 yrs41 yrs38.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sorbiers, Loire Population Density

Population Density: 567 / km²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Sorbiers, Loire7,82513.8 km²567 / km²
France65.9 million638,022.5 km²103 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sorbiers, Loire Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 200 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Sorbiers, Loire

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sorbiers, Loire

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sorbiers, Loire Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$26,640$27,700$31,285$33,333$34,066$34,867$34,621$37,503
Total GDP$170.3M$177.2M$201.9M$218.6M$228.3M$238.8M$239.8M$260M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Sorbiers, Loire CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Sorbiers, Loire58,788 tn7.51 tn4,256.1 tons/km²
France485,797,691 tn7.38 tn761.4 tons/km²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Sorbiers, Loire CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)58,788 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita7.51 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)4,256.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodHigh (10)
EarthquakeLow (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
  3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
1/5/083:08 AM355.5 km2,000 mFranceusgs.gov
7/9/0710:24 PM3.191.2 km3,000 mFranceusgs.gov
1/11/0610:32 AM4.191.4 km5,000 mFranceusgs.gov
9/24/047:08 AM385.2 km6,000 mFranceusgs.gov
2/28/0410:59 PM3.774.3 km10,000 mFranceusgs.gov
1/28/0410:20 PM3.175.1 km5,000 mFranceusgs.gov
1/28/048:09 PM3.878.7 km3,000 mFranceusgs.gov
7/25/026:01 PM3.580.5 km10,000 mFranceusgs.gov
7/25/025:44 PM3.478.3 km10,000 mFranceusgs.gov
11/5/018:53 AM3.458.1 km4,000 mFranceusgs.gov

Sorbiers, Loire

Sorbiers is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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