Saint-Galmier
Saint-Galmier | |
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  Saint-Galmier | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′27″N 4°19′05″E / 45.5908°N 4.3181°ECoordinates: 45°35′27″N 4°19′05″E / 45.5908°N 4.3181°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Denis |
| Area 1 | 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,737 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42222 /42330 |
| Elevation | 357–551 m (1,171–1,808 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Galmier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡalmje] (
listen)) is a city in eastern France. It is a communes in Loire department, belongs to the Arrondissement of Montbrison.[2] Saint-Galmier covers an area of 19.5 square kilometers. As of January 1, 2018, it had a population of 5,737, ranking 1,903th among French cities.
Saint Garmeyer, located on the Coise River, south-central Lorie,[3] is a regional central city known for its Badoit produced there.
Place name[]
A member of Saint-Galmier is from the Catholic saint Gauderic, who was the bishop of Church of Saint-Just, Lyon.[4]
During the French Revolution, a "St. Garmia" was renamed Fontfortville by the revolutionaries because of his religious color, where "Fontfort" means "stable fountain".[4]
Geography[]
Saint-Galmier is located in southeastern France, west-central Auvergne-Lon-Alpes and east-central Lorie, about 22 kilometers from the provincial capital Saint-Étienne. Towns bordering Saint-Galmier include Bellegarde-en-Forez, Chambœuf, Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Cuzieu and Saint-Médard-en-Forez.[3]
Terrain[]
St. Garmeyer is located in the western foothills of Mount Lyonnais. The center of the town is located in a valley, with a relatively flat terrain, with an elevation of 357 to 551 meters.[3]
River[]
The Coise River flows from east to west, which is the right tributary of the Loire.[3]
Plant[]
Saint-Galmier belongs to the temperate deciduous forest area, which is mainly distributed on both sides of the Coise River and around the city area.[3]
San Garmia was rated as a 4-star (highest) flower city in the evaluation of the flower city.[5]
Climate[]
Saint Garmeyer belongs to the temperate marine climate in the Köppen climate classification.[6]
The nearest weather station to Saint-Galmier is located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon. The following is the data of the station:
| hideClimate data for Saint-Galmier 1981-2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
38 (100) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.3 (102.7) |
36 (97) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22 (72) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10 (50) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20 (68) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.8 (47.8) |
12 (54) |
14.2 (57.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8 (46) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−18.6 (−1.5) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.6 (1.44) |
28.2 (1.11) |
36.7 (1.44) |
61.3 (2.41) |
91.6 (3.61) |
78.3 (3.08) |
64 (2.5) |
70.4 (2.77) |
75.7 (2.98) |
71.8 (2.83) |
63.1 (2.48) |
40.5 (1.59) |
718.2 (28.28) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85.6 | 108.8 | 159.3 | 182.4 | 212.9 | 239.5 | 273.1 | 251.4 | 187.3 | 133.5 | 83.5 | 67.9 | 1,985.2 |
| Source: infoclimat.fr[6] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions[]
Saint-Galmier is a commune in the Loire , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, No. 42222.[2] Saint-Galmier is part of the Arrondissement of Montbrison, Loire's 5th constituency and Canton of Andrézieux-Bouthéon, also is an integral part of the Saint-Étienne Métropole.[2]
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) will divide a total of 117 municipalities around Saint-Galmier into the San-Detian City District (French: Aire urbaine de Saint-Étienne).[7][8] Since 2020, the San Tak Tin metropolitan area has been replaced by the Sant Tin urban radiation zone (French: Aire d'attraction de Saint-Étienne), which contains 105 municipalities.[9][10] INSEE also divides the town of Saint-Galmier into two "blocks" (IRIS)[3][11] to facilitate the statistics of population distribution.
Population[]
In 2018, the commune of Saint-Galmier had a population of 5,737, ranking 1,903th in France. Of these, 2,782 are men and 2,940 are women, 9.0% are aged 75 and above. The number of foreigners is 1,061, with a population density of 295 per square kilometer. The local population is called Baldomériens (male) or Baldomérienne(female).[5] In 2019, 49 people were born and 91 people died in Saint-Galmia.[5]
| Year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2018 |
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| Population | 2,524 | 2,507 | 2,573 | 2,608 | 2,910 | 3,109 | 3,680 | 4,272 | 5,293 | 5,705 | 5,580 | 5,707 | 5,737 |
Politics[]
The current mayor of Saint-Galmier is Philippe Denis, a centrist who received 60.11% of the support rate in the 2020 municipal elections.[15]
In the 2017 French presidential election, French 25th President Emmanuel Machon received 66.29% of the support rate in Saint-Galmier.[15]
| hideSuccessive mayors of Saint-Galmia | ||
| Period | Mayor | Political party |
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| 1944 to 1946 | Jean Rollin | Unknown |
| 1947 to 1959 | Antoine Ravel | Unknown |
| 1959 to 1960 | Camille Passot | Unknown |
| 1960 to 1971 | Camille Passot | Unknown |
| 1971 to 1981 | Maurice André | National Centre of Independents and Peasants |
| 1981 to 1989 | Joannès Moulard | Miscellaneous right |
| 1989 to 2008 | Jean Bouchardon | Miscellaneous right |
| 2008 to 2020 | Jean-Yves Charbonnier | Miscellaneous right |
| 2020 to | Philippe Denis | Divers centre |
Water[]
Saint Galmier is a spa town and the source of Badoit mineral water. The thermal spring was known of in Gallo-Roman times, but its fame increased with the general growth in interest in thermal cures in Europe during the nineteenth century.
Before Auguste Badoit commercialised the water in the 1830s, both the water and the spring from which it emerged, were known as "Fontfort". For this reason, during the French Revolutionary period, the town was briefly known as "Fontfortville".
Personalities[]
- Gilbert Bostsarron, a member of the French Resistance was born here.
- Roger Rivière, a professional cyclist, who was born in Saint-Etienne in 1936, died here in 1976.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c communes.com. "La ville de Saint-Galmier" (in French). communes.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Géoportail. "Plan Géoportail". geoportail.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ville de Saint-Galmier. "Histoire". saint-galmier.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Saint-Galmier (42330)，Loire". linternaute.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Station météorologique de Saint-Etienne - Bouthéon". infoclimat.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ insee.fr. "Base des aires urbaines" (in French). insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ insee.fr. "Aire urbaine 2010 de Saint-Étienne (017)" (in French). insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ insee.fr. "Aire d'attraction des villes" (in French). insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ insee.fr. "Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Saint-Étienne (023)" (in French). insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ sig.ville.gouv.fr. "Tableaux disponibles" (in French). sig.ville.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ Cassini. "Saint-Galmier". cassini.ehess.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ insee.fr. "Les résultats des recensements de la population" (in French). insee.fr. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Commune de Saint-Galmier (42222) - commune actuelle".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Le Monde (ed.). "Résultats des élections municipales". lemonde.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
External link[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Galmier. |
- "Ville de Saint-Galmier" [Official website of the municipality of Saint-Galmia] (in French).
- "Commune de Saint-Galmier (42222) - commune actuelle" [INSEE statistics on various types of data in the Saint-Galmier region] (in French).
- "Avis sur Saint-Galmier: la ville idéale?" [Evaluation of Saint-Galmia] (in French).
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