Saint-André-le-Puy

Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E / 45.6464; 4.2608Coordinates: 45°38′47″N 4°15′39″E / 45.6464°N 4.2608°E / 45.6464; 4.2608
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Achard
Area 1	8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,533
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42200 /42210
Elevation	357–374 m (1,171–1,227 ft) (avg. 383 m or 1,257 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-André-le-Puy (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə pɥi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Location[]

It is located 26 km (16 mi) from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).

Population[]

Miscellaneous[]

Puy derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill. It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.

See also[]

• Communes of the Loire department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated

• Weather for Saint-André-le-Puy
• Financial Data for Saint-André-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
• Picture of the belltower of the parish church

Map links[]

• Map and list of communes of the Loire
• Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
• Saint-André-le-Puy on the Cassini map
• Calculate straight-line distance from Saint-André-le-Puy to other towns in the Loire

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