Saint-André-le-Puy

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Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°38′47″N4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E / 45.6464; 4.2608
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Achard [1]
Area
1
8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,515
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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‿ɑ̃dʁepɥi] ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. [3]

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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.±% p.a.
1968 653    
1975 662+0.20%
1982 1,002+6.10%
1990 1,151+1.75%
1999 1,182+0.30%
2009 1,256+0.61%
2014 1,483+3.38%
2020 1,518+0.39%
Source: INSEE [4]

Miscellaneous

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

See also

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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