Saint-André-le-Puy
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Commune of Saint-André-le-Puy |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Saint-Galmier |
| Mayor | Paul Chomienne |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 357 m–374 m (avg. 383 m) |
| Land area¹ | 8.66 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,182 |
| - Density | 136/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 42200/ 42210 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Saint-André-le-Puy or Le Puy is a commune situated in the département of the Loire and the région of Pays de la Loire. It is located 26 km from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).
It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.
Its inhabitants are known as Puechens.
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[edit] Demography
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 595 | 653 | 662 | 1,002 | 1,151 | 1,182 |
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[edit] Miscellaneous
Puy derives from the Provencal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill.
[edit] External links
All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated
- Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
- Census data for Saint-André-le-Puy on the INSEE site
- Weather for Saint-André-le-Puy
- Financial Data for Saint-André-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
- Picture of the belltower of the parish church
- Saint-André-le-Puy on the Quid site (note: requires payment for detailed information)
[edit] Map links
- Map and list of communes of the Loire
- Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on Michelin (in English)
- Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
- Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on Mapquest (in English)
- Saint-André-le-Puy on the Cassini map
- Map of Saint-André-le-Puy (in English)
- Calculate straight-line distance from Saint-André-le-Puy to other towns in the Loire
- Location of Saint-André-le-Puy on a map of France
