Saint-Germain-Laval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ laval] ⓘ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]
Saint-Germain-Laval | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Germain-Laval  | |
  Saint-Germain-Laval  Saint-Germain-Laval | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′51″N 4°00′48″E / 45.8308°N 4.0133°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | Vals d'Aix et d'Isable |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Raymond[1] |
| Area 1 | 17.08 km2 (6.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,604 |
| • Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42230 /42260 |
| Elevation | 344–526 m (1,129–1,726 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.
Geography edit
The commune is located in the plain of Forez, in the center of departement of Loire, in the center of France, 35 kilometers south of Roanne, 52 kilometers north-west of Saint-Etienne and 37 kilometers east of Thiers.
It is crossed by the Aix river, a tributary of the Loire which flows less than ten kilometers to the east. A The commune is 6 kilometers south of exit 5 of A89 autoroute linking Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne, 85 km distant) to Saint-Étienne (62 km distant).
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,721 | — |
| 1975 | 1,777 | +0.46% |
| 1982 | 1,657 | −0.99% |
| 1990 | 1,510 | −1.15% |
| 1999 | 1,488 | −0.16% |
| 2009 | 1,649 | +1.03% |
| 2014 | 1,643 | −0.07% |
| 2020 | 1,610 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Twin towns edit
Saint-Germain-Laval is twinned with:
San Germano, Italy
See also edit
- Communes of the Loire department
- Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 – 1710), born in Saint-Germain-Laval. He is the namesake of Duluth, Minnesota as well as Duluth, Georgia
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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