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Saint-Héand
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Saint-Héand is a commune in France, situated within the Loire department and the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Héand and is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The municipality has an area of 31.3 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 870 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Aveizieux, L'Étrat, Fontanès, and La Fouillouse.
The population of Saint-Héand is recorded as 3,722, comprising 1,756 males and 1,836 females. Another source lists the population as 3,781. The postal code for the area is 42570. Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Héand
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,781
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saint-Héand
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- StHeand.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Church and town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saint-Héand (Loire).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Étienne
- French commune.canton
- Sorbiers
- French commune.INSEE
- 42234
- French commune.postal code
- 42570
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Claude Crapart
- French commune.term
- 2022–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Saint-Étienne Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 680
- French commune.elevation min m
- 467
- French commune.elevation max m
- 870
- French commune.area km2
- 31.3
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Encyclopedic overview
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Saint-Héand () is a commune in the Loire department in central France, 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne.
The name Héand comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by pilgrims bringing relics there.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Héand” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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