Saint Hosts
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Emblavez-et-Meygal | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 4 ′ N , 4 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 747-1,204 m | |
| surface | 13.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 755 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43260 | |
| INSEE code | 43194 | |
| Website | http://saint-hostien.wikeo.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Hostien |
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Saint-Hostien ( Occitan : Saint Ostian ) is a French municipality with 755 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay and the canton Emblavez-et-Meygal (until 2015: canton Saint-Julien-Chapteuil ).
geography
Saint-Hostien is in the Velay countryside . Saint-Hostien is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Le Pertuis in the north and northeast, Queyrières in the east, Saint-Pierre-Eynac in the south and southwest and Saint-Étienne-Lardeyrol in the west.
The national route 88 runs through the municipality .
history
In 1852 the neighboring municipality of Le Pertuis was separated from the municipality.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 663 | 581 | 514 | 541 | 578 | 578 | 613 | 703 |
Attractions
- Saint-Hostien church, originally built in the 12th century, almost destroyed in the 14th century, today's church built in the early 19th century
- Champ Castle, fortified house from the 15th century, monument historique since 1978/1998
Personalities
- Jules Romains (actually Louis Henri Farigoule , 1885–1972), writer
Web links
Commons : Saint-Hosts - Collection of images, videos and audio files
