Saint-Christo-en-Jarez

Saint-Christo-en-Jarez
Commune
Saint-Christo-en-Jarez Saint-Christo-en-Jarez
Coordinates: 45°32′44″N 4°29′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Sorbiers
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Rémi Guyot
Area 1	21.77 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42208 /42320
Elevation	540–885 m (1,772–2,904 ft) (avg. 810 m or 2,660 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Christo-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃ kʁisto ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 627 —     1806 642 +2.4% 1821 737 +14.8% 1831 1,716 +132.8% 1841 1,700 −0.9% 1851 1,771 +4.2% 1861 1,800 +1.6% 1872 1,323 −26.5% 1881 1,344 +1.6% 1891 1,357 +1.0% 1901 1,249 −8.0% 1911 1,153 −7.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,021 −11.4% 1931 971 −4.9% 1946 981 +1.0% 1954 954 −2.8% 1962 1,028 +7.8% 1968 1,074 +4.5% 1975 968 −9.9% 1982 1,153 +19.1% 1990 1,288 +11.7% 1999 1,365 +6.0% 2010 1,822 +33.5% 2016 1,864 +2.3%

Twin towns

Saint-Christo-en-Jarez is twinned with:

• Brembio, Italy, since 2004

See also

• Communes of the Loire department