Lay (Loire)

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Lay
Coat of arms of Lay
Lay (France)
Lay
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Roanne
Canton Le Coteau
Community association Pays Entre Loire et Rhône
Coordinates 45 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '  N , 4 ° 13'  E
height 339-592 m
surface 12.85 km 2
Residents 745 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 58 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42470
INSEE code

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Lay is a French municipality with 745 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Le Coteau (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay ).

geography

Lay is about 15 kilometers southeast of Roanne . Lay is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Régny in the north, Amplepuis in the east and northeast, Fourneaux in the east and southeast and Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay in the south and west.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
597 644 616 616 687 648 689 722
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame chapel, built 1838–1842
  • La Verpillière Castle
  • Butter Tower (Tour de Beurre), part of the old fortifications

Web links

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