Saint-Héand
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Loire | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
Canton | Sorbiers | |
Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 32 ' N , 4 ° 19' E | |
height | 467-870 m | |
surface | 31.3 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,592 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 42570 | |
INSEE code | 42234 | |
Website | www.saint-heand.fr | |
Saint-Héand town hall and Saint-Joseph church |
Saint-Héand is a French commune with 3,592 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Sorbiers (until 2015: the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Saint-Héand ). The inhabitants are called Héandais (es) .
geography
Saint-Héand is located about eight kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne in the historic Forez landscape . Saint-Héand is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aveizieux in the north, La Gimond in the northeast, Fontanes in the east and northeast, Sorbiers in the southeast, La Tour-en-Jarez and L'Étrat in the south, La Fouillouse in the southwest and Saint-Bonnet-les -Oules to the west and northwest.
history
The village has existed since the 10th century. According to legend, it was founded by St. Engendus (French: Saint Héand) through the foundation of a monastery, or by pilgrims who brought his relics here.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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Residents | 2,317 | 2,549 | 2,980 | 3,458 | 3,625 | 3,722 | 3,699 | 3,570 |
Politics and administration
Period | Surname | Political party | job | |
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1841 | 1870 | Nicolas Auguste Ravel de Malval | ||
1870 | 1871 | Joseph Buret | ||
1871 | 1880 | Nicolas Auguste Ravel de Malval | ||
1881 | 1896 | Lucien Thiollier | ||
1896 | 1900 | Jean-Baptiste Odin | ||
1900 | 1939 | Louis Thiollier | General Conseiller | |
Emmanuel Thiollier | ||||
Jean-Baptiste Ferlay | ||||
Joseph Périchon | ||||
Claudius Fournier | ||||
Étienne Guillarme | DVD | |||
1995 | Roger Gord | |||
1995 | 2014 | Bernard Philibert | UDF , DVD | General Conseiller |
2014 | en cours | Jean-Marc Thélisson | DVG | |
List incomplete due to missing data. |
Attractions
- Manor house of Franz I.
- Saint-Héand Castle
- Bouthéon Castle
- Saint Joseph Church
- Malleval Castle
- The gate of Croton
- Mountain peak of the Pierre de la Bauche (altitude: 872 m)
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the German municipality of Ingelfingen in Baden-Württemberg since 1991.
Personalities
- Pierre Angénieux (1907–1998), mathematician and engineer, founder of the company (the Angénieux company is still based in Saint-Héand)