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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 500 —     1800 366 −4.36% 1806 416 +2.16% 1821 512 +1.39% 1831 485 −0.54% 1836 577 +3.53% 1841 574 −0.10% 1846 540 −1.21% 1851 663 +4.19% 1856 678 +0.45% 1861 747 +1.96% 1866 780 +0.87% 1872 685 −2.14% 1876 701 +0.58% 1881 748 +1.31% 1886 1,620 +16.71% 1891 1,885 +3.08% 1896 2,130 +2.47%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,479 +3.08% 1906 2,485 +0.05% 1911 2,660 +1.37% 1921 2,279 −1.53% 1926 2,511 +1.96% 1931 2,770 +1.98% 1936 2,563 −1.54% 1946 2,325 −0.97% 1954 2,586 +1.34% 1962 2,874 +1.33% 1968 3,197 +1.79% 1975 4,027 +3.35% 1982 5,706 +5.10% 1990 7,282 +3.10% 1999 8,061 +1.14% 2007 8,307 +0.38% 2012 8,619 +0.74% 2017 8,984 +0.83%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968–2017)

• Communes of the Loire department