Saint-Paul-en-Jarez

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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 / 45.4839°N 4.575°E / 45.4839; 4.575
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Rive-de-Gier
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Kamel Bouchou^[1]
Area ¹	19.98 km² (7.71 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	4,771
• Density	240/km² (620/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 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

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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:

Herbertingen, Germany

See also

Communes of the Loire department

References

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

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Communes of the Loire department

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