Saint-Floret

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Saint-Floret
Commune
The town of Saint-Floret
The town of Saint-Floret
Coat of arms of Saint-Floret
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret is located in France
Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret
Coordinates: 45°33′07″N 3°06′28″E / 45.5519°N 3.1078°E / 45.5519; 3.1078Coordinates: 45°33′07″N 3°06′28″E / 45.5519°N 3.1078°E / 45.5519; 3.1078
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonLe Sancy
IntercommunalityPays d'Issoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maguy Lagarde[1]
Area
1
12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
248
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63342 /63320
Elevation476–929 m (1,562–3,048 ft)
(avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Floret is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

History[]

Saint-Floret is a place of passage on the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century.

During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the commune took the name Roche-la-Couze.[3]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793810—    
1806752−7.2%
1821674−10.4%
1831685+1.6%
1841692+1.0%
1851665−3.9%
1861606−8.9%
1872565−6.8%
1881560−0.9%
1891568+1.4%
1901558−1.8%
1911458−17.9%
1921354−22.7%
YearPop.±%
1931340−4.0%
1946311−8.5%
1954294−5.5%
1962309+5.1%
1968276−10.7%
1975251−9.1%
1982219−12.7%
1990259+18.3%
1999248−4.2%
2006264+6.5%
2011270+2.3%
2014263−2.6%

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 légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Floret, EHESS. (in French)


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