Saint-Genest-Lerpt
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Saint-Etienne-3 | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 27 ' N , 4 ° 20' E | |
| height | 437-698 m | |
| surface | 12.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,131 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 484 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42530 | |
| INSEE code | 42223 | |
| Website | www.ville-st-genest-lerpt.fr | |
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Saint-Genest-Lerpt is a French commune in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The 6131 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) of the municipality call themselves Lerptiens . Saint-Genest-Lerpt belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and the canton of Saint-Étienne-3 .
geography
Saint-Genest-Lerpt is a banlieue of Saint-Étienne . It is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Villars in the north, Saint-Étienne in the northeast and east, La Ricamarie in the southeast, Le Chambon-Feugerolles in the south, Roche-la-Molière in the southwest, Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in the west and La Fouillouse in the north-west.
The municipality is located on the edge of the Pilat Regional Nature Park and is associated with it as an access point.
history
The name has been known since the 11th century. 1085 the area was added to the chapter of the Metrolpolitankirche of Lyon . In 1173 Saint-Genest-Lerpt can be safely associated with the place with this name for the first time. In 1828 Landuzière-Cizeron became part of the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 |
| Residents | 5,147 | 5,331 | 5,265 | 5,308 | 5,482 | 5,672 | 5,566 | 5,775 |
Attractions
- The old church from the 15th century was replaced by a larger new building in 1902.
- Notre-Dame de Pitié chapel
- Château du Minois ou Colcombet from 1804, demolished in 1995, with the Parc du Minois
- Château de la Mure in the north of the village
- Domaine de Cizeron
- Château de la Réardière
- Château de Landuzière
- Château le Bois des Sœurs
Community partnerships
- Palau , Province of Olbia-Tempio (Sardinia), Italy, since 2005
Personalities
- René Coste (1922–2018), Christian theologian and social ethicist
