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Saint-Chamond is a commune in France, situated in the Loire department within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the cantons of Saint-Chamond-Nord, Saint-Chamond-Sud, and Saint-Chamond, and is located in the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne. The municipality borders La Valla-en-Gier, Cellieu, Doizieux, and L'Horme. Its official name is Saint-Chamond, Val-Rousseau, and it is twinned with Grevenbroich.
The area covers 54.88 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 40,267 residents and another citing 38,014. Demographic data indicates 16,327 males and 18,640 females. The elevation is recorded as 1,051 meters in one dataset and 359 meters in another. The local postal code is 42400, and the demonym for residents is Couramiaud.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Chamond
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 38,014
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Official website
Page d’accueil - Ville de Saint-Chamond : Ville de Saint-Chamond
Site de la ville, Bienvenue sur le site de la Ville de Saint-Chamond ! La capitale de la Vallée du Gier, idéalement située aux portes du parc du Pilat entre Lyon et Saint-Etienne, au cœur d’un environnement naturel privilégié, offre les aménités d’une ville de plus de 35 000 habitants dans la convivialité d’un esprit village(s)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Val-Rousseau
- Demonym
- Couramiaud
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
- Population
- 35646
- Area
- 54.88
- Elevation
- 529
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Chamond
- Shares border with
- La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
- Official website
- www.saint-chamond.fr
- Image
- Saint Chamond Paysage.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Grevenbroich
- Commons category
- Saint-Chamond
- postal code
- 42400
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Saint-Chamond
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint-Chamond
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Chamond
- male population
- 16327
- female population
- 18640
- P8168
- popular culture
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- saint-chamond.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-4-77-31-05-05
- fax number
- +33-4-77-31-05-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Chamond ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃamɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. Situated 13 km northeast of the city of Saint-Étienne and 46 km southwest of Lyon, the town dates back to the Roman period.
It lies in an iron and coal region, which were the basis of industrial growth during the 19th and 20th centuries. As many of the mines and factories closed in the late 20th century due to restructuring, there was a loss of jobs and population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Chamond” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.