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%
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)