Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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 | |
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Commune | |
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 Location of Saint-Just-la-Pendue | |
  Saint-Just-la-Pendue Location within France  Saint-Just-la-Pendue Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′42″N 4°14′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Intercommunality | Pays entre Loire et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Romain Coquard[1] |
Area 1 | 19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,635 |
| • Density | 82.24/km2 (213.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42249 /42540 |
| Elevation | 428–637 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
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,810 | — |
| 1975 | 1,731 | −0.64% |
| 1982 | 1,656 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 1,466 | −1.51% |
| 1999 | 1,420 | −0.35% |
| 2007 | 1,523 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 1,635 | +1.43% |
| 2017 | 1,642 | +0.09% |
| 2023 | 1,635 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Personalities
- Georges Guillard, organist and musicologist
- Jean Dupuis, trader and explorer
