Farnay
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Rive-de-greed | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 315-792 m | |
| surface | 7.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,408 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 178 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42320 | |
| INSEE code | 42093 | |
| Website | http://www.farnay.fr/ | |
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Farnay is a French commune with 1,408 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and the canton of Rive-de-Gier (until 2015: canton of La Grand-Croix ). The inhabitants are called Cellieutaires .
geography
Farnay is located about 19 kilometers east-northeast of Saint-Étienne . Farnay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lorette in the north, Rive-de-Gier and Châteauneuf in the northeast, Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez in the east and southeast and Saint-Paul-en-Jarez in the south and west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 294 | 305 | 446 | 879 | 982 | 1,139 | 1,249 | 1,391 | |
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Attractions
- Saint-Eucher church with stained glass
Web links
Commons : Farnay - collection of images, videos and audio files
