Saint-Paul-en-Jarez

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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez

(2020–2026) Kamel Bouchou^[1]Area

19.98 km² (7.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,771 • Density240/km² (620/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42271 /42740

Elevation313–947 m (1,027–3,107 ft)
(avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Geography

The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	2,300	—
1821	2,845	+0.76%
1846	4,328	+1.69%
1872	3,305	−1.03%
1901	3,944	+0.61%
1926	2,617	−1.63%
1946	2,313	−0.62%
1962	2,561	+0.64%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,600	+0.25%
1975	3,360	+3.73%
1982	3,819	+1.85%
1990	4,179	+1.13%
1999	4,129	−0.13%
2007	4,018	−0.34%
2012	4,315	+1.44%
2017	4,844	+2.34%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

Twin towns

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twinned with:

Herbertingen, Germany

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Dorlay (V3110500)".
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE