Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-André-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə pɥi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]
Saint-André-le-Puy | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Montbrison |
Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Achard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 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. |
It is located 26 km (16 mi) from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
Puy derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill. It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.
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