Saint-Germain-Laval (Loire)
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Roanne | |
Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon | |
Community association | Vals d'Aix et Isable | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 50 ' N , 4 ° 1' E | |
height | 344-526 m | |
surface | 17.08 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,635 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 42260 | |
INSEE code | 42230 | |
Website | http://www.st-germain-laval.fr/ |
Saint-Germain-Laval is a French commune with 1,635 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon (until 2015: canton of Saint-Germain-Laval ). The inhabitants are called Germanois .
geography
Saint-Germain-Laval is 60 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon on the Aix . Saint-Germain-Laval is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Julien-d'Oddes in the north and north-west, Vézelin-sur-Loire with Amions in the north and north-east, Pommiers in the east, Bussy-Albieux in the south, Nollieux in the west and south-west as well Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté to the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,647 | 1,561 | 1,486 | 1,569 | 1,721 | 1,777 | 1,657 | 1,510 | 1,488 | 1,570 | 1,661 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Chapel of Sainte-Madeleine, Monument historique
- Notre-Dame chapel
- Kommanderie in Verrières, Monument historique
- Bridge at Baffy
- Car museum in the Forez
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of San Germano Vercellese in the province of Vercelli (Piémont).
Personalities
- Jean Papire Masson (1544-1611), writer