Saint-Germain-Laprade

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Saint-Germain-Laprade
Saint-Germain-Laprade (France)
Saint-Germain-Laprade
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute Loire
Arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton Le Puy-en-Velay-3
Community association Puy-en-Velay
Coordinates 45 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 2 ′  N , 3 ° 58 ′  E
height 601-920 m
surface 28.09 km 2
Residents 3,634 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 129 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 43700
INSEE code
Website Community website

Place view

Saint-Germain-Laprade is a French municipality with 3634 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .

geography

Saint-Germain-Laprade is around nine kilometers east of the capital of the department, Le Puy-en-Velay . In the west the municipal area touches the right bank of the Loire , in the northwest the Sumène , in the southwest the Gagne forms the municipal boundary .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
Residents 1,135 1.166 1,491 2,169 2,739 2,992 3,354

Attractions

Attractions in the municipality include:

  • Château du Bourg
  • Abbaye de Doue abbey church
  • Église du Bourg
  • Château du Villard

economy

The largest employer in the municipality is a plant of the Michelin group.

Town twinning

There are partnerships between Saint-Germain-Laprade and Náquera in the Spanish province of Valencia and with Calco in Lombardy ( Italy ).

Web links

Commons : Saint-Germain-Laprade  - collection of images, videos and audio files