Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay

Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Coordinates: 45°56′55″N 4°12′45″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Le Coteau
Intercommunality	Pays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Geay
Area ^1	33.57 km^2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,887
• Density	56/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42289 /42470
Elevation	305–621 m (1,001–2,037 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 3,250 —     1806 2,225 −31.5% 1821 2,497 +12.2% 1831 4,500 +80.2% 1841 3,989 −11.4% 1851 4,236 +6.2% 1861 4,652 +9.8% 1872 4,367 −6.1% 1881 2,740 −37.3% 1891 2,650 −3.3% 1901 2,575 −2.8% 1911 2,519 −2.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,133 −15.3% 1931 2,064 −3.2% 1946 1,792 −13.2% 1954 1,678 −6.4% 1962 1,676 −0.1% 1968 1,604 −4.3% 1975 1,549 −3.4% 1982 1,544 −0.3% 1990 1,489 −3.6% 1999 1,427 −4.2% 2011 1,845 +29.3% 2017 1,887 +2.3%

Personalities

The commune was the birthplace of Suzanne Aubert.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.