Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ la vɛtʁ]; Arpitan: Sent-Jian-Lavètre) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]
Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre | |
  Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre Location within France  Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′24″N 3°48′22″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Daval-Pommier[1] |
Area 1 | 16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 303 |
| • Density | 18.7/km2 (48.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42238 /42440 |
| Elevation | 654–1,296 m (2,146–4,252 ft) (avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 477 | — |
| 1975 | 405 | −2.31% |
| 1982 | 381 | −0.87% |
| 1990 | 338 | −1.49% |
| 1999 | 387 | +1.52% |
| 2007 | 352 | −1.18% |
| 2012 | 340 | −0.69% |
| 2017 | 316 | −1.45% |
| 2023 | 303 | −0.70% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
