Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-André-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə pɥi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]
Saint-André-le-Puy | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-André-le-Puy | |
  Saint-André-le-Puy  Saint-André-le-Puy | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean Achard[1] |
Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,530 |
| • Density | 177/km2 (458/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42200 /42210 |
| Elevation | 357–374 m (1,171–1,227 ft) (avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Location
It is located 26 km (16 mi) from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 653 | — |
| 1975 | 662 | +0.20% |
| 1982 | 1,002 | +6.10% |
| 1990 | 1,151 | +1.75% |
| 1999 | 1,182 | +0.30% |
| 2009 | 1,256 | +0.61% |
| 2014 | 1,483 | +3.38% |
| 2020 | 1,518 | +0.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Miscellaneous
Puy derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill. It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.
