Saint-Héand | |
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Commune | |
![]() Church and town hall | |
Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 4°22′25″E / 45.5294°N 4.3736°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
Canton | Sorbiers |
Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean-Claude Crapart[1] |
Area 1 | 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,686 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42234 /42570 |
Elevation | 467–870 m (1,532–2,854 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Héand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿eɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France,[3] 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne.
The name Héand comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by pilgrims bringing relics there.[4]
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Twin towns
[edit]Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen, Germany, since 1991.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ History of St Heand (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Héand, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE