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Saint-Germain-Laval
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Saint-Germain-Laval is a commune in France, situated within the Loire department and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Germain-Laval and is located in the arrondissement of Roanne. The municipality borders Souternon, Amions, Bussy-Albieux, and Nollieux. Its elevation is 526 meters above sea level, and it covers an area of 17.08 square kilometers.
The commune has a population of 1,777, comprising 804 males and 831 females. It is assigned the postal code 42260. While one source lists the population as 1,610, the administrative data indicates 1,777 residents. The official name of the locality is Saint-Germain-Laval.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Germain-Laval
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,610
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Department
- Loire
- Arrondissement
- Roanne
- Canton
- Boën-sur-Lignon
- Intercommunality
- Vals d'Aix et d'Isable
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Claude Raymond
- Area
- 17.08 km (6.59 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,608
- Density
- 94.15/km (243.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 42230 /42260
- Elevation
- 344–526 m (1,129–1,726 ft) , (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saint-Germain-Laval
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Roanne
- Population
- 1594
- Area
- 17.08
- Elevation
- 393
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Germain-Laval
- Shares border with
- Vézelin-sur-Loire
- Official website
- www.st-germain-laval.fr
- Image
- Maison à colombages sur la place de Saint-Germain-Laval.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Germain-Laval (Loire)
- postal code
- 42260
- different from
- Saint-Germain-Laval
- associated electoral district
- canton of Boën-sur-Lignon
- male population
- 804
- female population
- 831
- P8168
- governor
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-77-65-41-30
- fax number
- +33-4-77-65-51-31
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Germain-Laval ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ laval] ; Arpitan: Sant-Gèrman-la-Vâr) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Germain-Laval” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.