Saint-Jean-Lachalm
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Velay volcanique | |
| Community association | Pays de Cayres et de Pradelles | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 57 ' N , 3 ° 43' E | |
| height | 634-1,417 m | |
| surface | 34.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 289 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43510 | |
| INSEE code | 43198 | |
Saint-Jean-Lachalm is a French municipality with 310 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Le Puy-en-Velay and the canton Velay volcanique (until 2015 Cayres ).
geography
Saint-Jean-Lachalm is located about 16 kilometers southwest of Le Puy-en-Velay in the Massif Central . Saint-Jean-Lachalm is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Privat-d'Allier in the north and north-west, Bains in the north and north-east, Séneujols in the east, Cayres in the south-east, Ouides in the south, Alleyras in the south-west and Monistrol-d'Allier in the West.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 573 | 517 | 461 | 409 | 336 | 281 | 282 | 282 | 285 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, monument historique since 1908
- Mirmande castle ruins, destroyed in the 15th century
Web links
Commons : Saint-Jean-Lachalm - Collection of images, videos and audio files
