La Talaudière
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Sorbiers | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 29 ′ N , 4 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 473-696 m | |
| surface | 7.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,860 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 899 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42350 | |
| INSEE code | 42305 | |
| Website | www.latalaudiere.fr | |
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La Talaudière is a French town with 6860 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes southwest of Lyon . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Sorbiers .
geography
La Talaudière is about six kilometers northeast of Saint-Étienne . The Onzon flows through the village . La Talaudière is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Sorbiers in the north and east, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds in the south-east, Saint-Étienne in the south and south-west and La Tour-en-Jarez in the west.
history
The place is first mentioned as a small hamlet in 1378. In 1872 the place was detached from the neighboring municipality of Sorbiers and from parts of the municipality of Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds and La Tour-en-Jarez to form an independent municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 4,309 | 4,808 | 5,655 | 5,577 | 5,935 | 6,700 | 6,409 | 6,477 |
Community partnerships
La Talaudière maintains partnerships with the municipalities
