Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is located in France
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Coordinates: 45°29′02″N 4°34′30″E / 45.4839°N 4.575°E / 45.4839; 4.575
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonRive-de-Gier
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Kamel Bouchou[1]
Area
1
19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,771
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42271 /42740
Elevation313–947 m (1,027–3,107 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,300—    
1821 2,845+0.76%
1846 4,328+1.69%
1872 3,305−1.03%
1901 3,944+0.61%
1926 2,617−1.63%
1946 2,313−0.62%
1962 2,561+0.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,600+0.25%
1975 3,360+3.73%
1982 3,819+1.85%
1990 4,179+1.13%
1999 4,129−0.13%
2007 4,018−0.34%
2012 4,315+1.44%
2017 4,844+2.34%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Dorlay (V3110500)".
  4. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, EHESS (in French).
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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