Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Sent-Jouan-Solèmi (Arpitan)
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Location of Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is located in France
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Location within France
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 4°02′23″E / 45.5044°N 4.0397°E / 45.5044; 4.0397
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonMontbrison
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Évelyne Chouvier[1]
Area
1
16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
840
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42240 /42560
Elevation699–1,204 m (2,293–3,950 ft)
(avg. 743 m or 2,438 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ sɔlemjø]; Arpitan: Sent-Jouan-Solèmi [sɛ̃ dzɥã sy.le.ˈmi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 584—    
1975 548−0.90%
1982 581+0.84%
1990 683+2.04%
1999 726+0.68%
2007 778+0.87%
2012 843+1.62%
2017 860+0.40%
2023 840−0.39%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is twinned with Allesley, near Coventry, United Kingdom.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 11 July 2013.