Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure Sent Ferriòu |
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Haute Loire | |
Arrondissement | Yssingeaux | |
Canton | Aurec-sur-Loire | |
Community association | Loire et Semène | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 21 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ E | |
height | 457-818 m | |
surface | 10.85 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,464 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 227 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 43330 | |
INSEE code | 43184 | |
Website | http://www.st-ferreol.fr/ |
Saint Ferreol d'Auroure ( Occitan : Sent Ferriòu ) is a French municipality with 2464 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Yssingeaux and the canton of Aurec-sur-Loire . The inhabitants are called San-Ferrois (es) .
geography
Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure is located in the Velay , a landscape in the French Massif Central , and in the Forez about 19 kilometers southwest of Saint-Étienne on the Gampille , a tributary of the Ondaine . Saint-Ferréol-d'Auroure is surrounded by the neighboring communities Unieux and Fraisses in the north, Firminy in the northeast, Saint-Just-Malmont in the east, Saint-Didier-en-Velay in the south and southeast, Pont-Salomon in the south and southwest as well Aurec-sur-Loire to the west and north-west.
The national route 88 runs through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
Residents | 562 | 635 | 859 | 1,240 | 1,775 | 2,052 | 2,188 | 2,426 |
Attractions
- Saint Laurent Church
- Saint Roch chapel
- Villeneuve Castle and Chapel
- Calvaire
- Bakehouse
- La Bourie fortified house
- Oriol tower ruins
- town hall