Saint-Just-la-Pendue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒy(st) la pɑ̃dy]; Arpitan: Sant-Just-la-Pendua) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Location of Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Map
Saint-Just-la-Pendue is located in France
Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Saint-Just-la-Pendue is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Coordinates: 45°53′42″N 4°14′38″E / 45.895°N 4.2439°E / 45.895; 4.2439
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementRoanne
CantonLe Coteau
IntercommunalityPays entre Loire et Rhône
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Romain Coquard[1]
Area
1
19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,652
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42249 /42540
Elevation428–637 m (1,404–2,090 ft)
(avg. 590 m or 1,940 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Name edit

The name of the commune dates from the 11th century and is recorded in the documents of Savigny Abbey, Rhône. The qualifying name la Pendue stems from an oral tradition of a woman hanged for adultery, who, after four days, fell to the ground alive, a proof of her innocence. Supposedly the location of the execution, a local wood also bears the name la Pendue.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,810—    
1975 1,731−0.64%
1982 1,656−0.63%
1990 1,466−1.51%
1999 1,420−0.35%
2009 1,536+0.79%
2014 1,666+1.64%
2020 1,661−0.05%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE