Saint-Héand

Saint-Héand
Commune
Church and town hall
Coat of arms
Saint-Héand Saint-Héand
Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 4°22′25″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Sorbiers
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jean-Claude Crapart
Area 1	31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42234 /42570
Elevation	467–870 m (1,532–2,854 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Héand (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿eɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France, 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne.

The name Héand comes from Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by pilgrims bringing relics here.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,639 —     1806 2,713 +2.8% 1821 2,971 +9.5% 1831 3,471 +16.8% 1841 3,483 +0.3% 1851 3,605 +3.5% 1861 3,612 +0.2% 1872 2,872 −20.5% 1881 2,803 −2.4% 1891 2,762 −1.5% 1901 2,671 −3.3% 1911 2,516 −5.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,165 −14.0% 1931 1,961 −9.4% 1946 1,951 −0.5% 1954 2,036 +4.4% 1962 2,317 +13.8% 1968 2,549 +10.0% 1975 1,980 −22.3% 1982 3,458 +74.6% 1990 3,625 +4.8% 1999 3,722 +2.7% 2010 3,561 −4.3% 2017 3,592 +0.9%

Twin towns

Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen, Germany, since 1991.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department