Saint-André-le-Puy

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Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune
Saint-André-le-Puy - Avenue de Chenevrier.jpg
Coat of arms of Saint-André-le-Puy
Saint-André-le-Puy is located in France
Saint-André-le-Puy
Saint-André-le-Puy
Saint-André-le-Puy is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-André-le-Puy
Saint-André-le-Puy
Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E / 45.6464; 4.2608Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E / 45.6464; 4.2608
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonAndrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Achard
Area
1
8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42200 /42210
Elevation357–374 m (1,171–1,227 ft)
(avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-le-Puy (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə pɥi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[1]

Location

It is located 26 km (16 mi) from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793300—    
1806266−11.3%
1821293+10.2%
1831279−4.8%
1841356+27.6%
1851367+3.1%
1861374+1.9%
1872438+17.1%
1881454+3.7%
1891476+4.8%
1901500+5.0%
1911475−5.0%
YearPop.±%
1921441−7.2%
1931480+8.8%
1946523+9.0%
1954555+6.1%
1962595+7.2%
1968653+9.7%
1975662+1.4%
19821,002+51.4%
19901,151+14.9%
19991,182+2.7%
20091,256+6.3%
20161,545+23.0%

Miscellaneous

Puy derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill. It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.

See also

References

External links

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated

Map links