Saint-Genest-Lerpt

Coordinates: 45°26′49″N 4°20′15″E / 45.4469°N 4.3375°E / 45.4469; 4.3375
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Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Location of Saint-Genest-Lerpt
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Saint-Genest-Lerpt is located in France
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Saint-Genest-Lerpt is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Coordinates: 45°26′49″N 4°20′15″E / 45.4469°N 4.3375°E / 45.4469; 4.3375
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSaint-Étienne-3
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Julien[1]
Area
1
12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,183
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42223 /42530
Elevation437–698 m (1,434–2,290 ft)
(avg. 576 m or 1,890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Genest-Lerpt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒənɛ lɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 763—    
1800 574−3.98%
1806 751+4.58%
1821 949+1.57%
1831 1,308+3.26%
1836 1,401+1.38%
1841 1,600+2.69%
1846 1,693+1.14%
1851 1,824+1.50%
1856 2,398+5.62%
1861 2,515+0.96%
1866 2,724+1.61%
1872 2,841+0.70%
1876 3,632+6.33%
1881 3,425−1.17%
1886 3,730+1.72%
1891 3,959+1.20%
1896 4,144+0.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,331+0.89%
1906 4,281−0.23%
1911 4,128−0.73%
1921 4,554+0.99%
1926 4,570+0.07%
1931 4,239−1.49%
1936 4,238−0.00%
1946 4,571+0.76%
1954 5,115+1.42%
1962 5,147+0.08%
1968 5,331+0.59%
1975 5,265−0.18%
1982 5,308+0.12%
1990 5,482+0.40%
1999 5,672+0.38%
2007 5,547−0.28%
2012 5,867+1.13%
2017 6,131+0.88%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns[edit]

Saint-Genest-Lerpt is twinned with Palau, Sardinia, Italy, since 2005.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Genest-Lerpt, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE