La Ricamarie (French pronunciation: [la ʁikamaʁi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is situated between the city of Saint-Etienne and the town of Firminy.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1846 3,921 —     1851 2,739 −6.92% 1856 3,338 +4.03% 1861 3,273 −0.39% 1866 4,131 +4.77% 1872 5,264 +4.12% 1876 6,700 +6.22% 1881 6,773 +0.22% 1886 6,330 −1.34% 1891 7,044 +2.16% 1896 7,310 +0.74% 1901 8,873 +3.95% 1906 9,078 +0.46% 1911 9,927 +1.80% 1921 9,873 −0.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1926 10,522 +1.28% 1931 10,246 −0.53% 1936 10,162 −0.16% 1946 9,683 −0.48% 1954 10,915 +1.51% 1962 11,902 +1.09% 1968 11,539 −0.51% 1975 10,426 −1.44% 1982 9,644 −1.11% 1990 10,246 +0.76% 1999 8,438 −2.13% 2007 7,933 −0.77% 2012 7,931 −0.01% 2017 7,906 −0.06%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

La Ricamarie is twinned with:

• Pyskowice, Poland, since 1998

• Communes of the Loire department