Saint-André-le-Puy

Saint-André-le-Puy
Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-André-le-Puy
	Saint-André-le-Puy Saint-André-le-Puy
	Coordinates: 45°38′47″N4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Achard
Area 1	8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,515
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42200 /42210
Elevation	357–374 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.

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Saint-André-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁeləpɥi] ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

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
Year	Pop.	±% 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%.

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References

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

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] INSEE commune file

[pophist-4] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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