Saint-Floret

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Saint-Floret
Commune
The town of Saint-Floret
The town of Saint-Floret
Coat of arms of Saint-Floret
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Floret
Map
Saint-Floret is located in France
Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret
Coordinates: 45°33′03″N 3°06′21″E / 45.55083°N 3.10583°E / 45.55083; 3.10583
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonLe Sancy
IntercommunalityAgglo Pays d'Issoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maguy Lagarde[1]
Area
1
12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
246
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63342 /63320
Elevation476–929 m (1,562–3,048 ft)
(avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Floret (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɛ]; Occitan: Sent Floret) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

History

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Saint-Floret is a place of passage on the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century.

During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the commune took the name Roche-la-Couze.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 276—    
1975 251−1.35%
1982 219−1.93%
1990 259+2.12%
1999 248−0.48%
2007 266+0.88%
2012 269+0.22%
2017 251−1.38%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Floret, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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