Saint-Paul-en-Jarez

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
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Coordinates: 45°29′02″N 4°34′30″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Rive-de-Gier
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pascal Majonchi
Area ^1	19.98 km^2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	4,844
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42271 /42740
Elevation	313–947 m (1,027–3,107 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune.[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,300 —     1806 1,773 −22.9% 1821 2,845 +60.5% 1831 3,464 +21.8% 1841 4,356 +25.8% 1851 4,094 −6.0% 1861 3,111 −24.0% 1872 3,305 +6.2% 1881 1,456 −55.9% 1891 3,368 +131.3% 1901 3,944 +17.1% 1911 2,920 −26.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,691 −7.8% 1931 2,629 −2.3% 1946 2,313 −12.0% 1954 2,651 +14.6% 1962 2,561 −3.4% 1968 2,600 +1.5% 1975 3,360 +29.2% 1982 3,819 +13.7% 1990 4,179 +9.4% 1999 4,129 −1.2% 2009 4,090 −0.9% 2017 4,844 +18.4%

Twin towns

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twinned with:

• Herbertingen, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-08-20.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)