Saint-Héand
Commune
Church and town hall
Church and town hall
Coat of arms of Saint-Héand
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Héand
Saint-Héand is located in France
Saint-Héand
Saint-Héand
Saint-Héand is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Héand
Saint-Héand
Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 4°22′25″E / 45.5294°N 4.3736°E / 45.5294; 4.3736
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Jean-Claude Crapart[1]
Area
1
31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
3,686
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42234 /42570
Elevation467–870 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,639—    
1821 2,971+0.42%
1846 3,510+0.67%
1872 2,872−0.77%
1901 2,671−0.25%
1926 2,141−0.88%
1946 1,951−0.46%
1962 2,317+1.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,549+1.60%
1975 2,980+2.26%
1982 3,458+2.15%
1990 3,625+0.59%
1999 3,722+0.29%
2007 3,729+0.02%
2012 3,535−1.06%
2017 3,592+0.32%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Twin towns

Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen, Germany, since 1991.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ History of St Heand (in French)
  5. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Héand, EHESS (in French).
  6. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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