La Tour-en-Jarez
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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 ° 23 ′ E | |
| height | 453-698 m | |
| surface | 5.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,479 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 293 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42580 | |
| INSEE code | 42311 | |
| Website | http://www.la-tour-en-jarez.fr/ | |
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La Tour-en-Jarez is a French commune with 1,479 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Sorbiers (until 2015: canton of Saint-Héand ). The inhabitants are called Tourangeois .
geography
La Tour-en-Jarez is located about five kilometers north of the city center of Saint-Étienne on the Furan River . La Tour-en-Jarez is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Héand in the north, Sorbiers in the east and northeast, La Talaudière in the east, Saint-Étienne in the south, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez in the southwest and L'Étrat in the west.
The former route nationale 498 (D1498) runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 610 | 639 | 883 | 1,042 | 1,123 | 1,163 | 1,233 | 1,469 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Julien church
Community partnerships
There is a partnership (together with L'Étrat) with the German municipality of Vörstetten in Baden-Württemberg .
