Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert

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Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Coat of arms of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (France)
Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert (main town)
Community association Loire Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 30 '  N , 4 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 30 '  N , 4 ° 14'  E
height 358-673 m
surface 40.63 km 2
Residents 15,083 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 371 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42170
INSEE code
Website http://www.stjust-strambert.com/

Historic center in Saint-Rambert

Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert is a French municipality with 15,083 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Arrondissement Montbrison in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is the capital of the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert .

geography

Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert lies on both sides of the Loire . Saint-Rambert-sur-Loire on the western bank, Saint-Just-sur-Loire on the eastern bank. The commune is located on the Forez plain , between 10 and 15 kilometers north-west of Saint-Étienne . The Île de Grangent is located in the nearby Lac de Grangent reservoir .

The community owned a train station on the Moret-Veneux-les-Sablons-Lyon-Perrache railway line, which is no longer served today. The Clermont-Ferrand – Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Just-sur-Loire – Fraisses-Unieux railway branch off from here.

history

In 1973 the municipality was formed from the two previous municipalities of Saint-Just-sur-Loire and Saint-Rambert-sur-Loire . The municipality still has a double coat of arms (with the former coat of arms of Saint-Rambert on the left and Saint-Just on the right).

Saint-Just-sur-Loire

Saint-Just is a place with a long industrial tradition. Metal processing companies settled here early on. Dyeing and glass production provided jobs for the residents of the region. From 1826 onwards , the Verrerie de Saint-Just produced hand- blown flat glass and church windows. Decisive for the choice of the location were the sand deposits of the Loire and the coal mines located not far from Saint-Étienne . Mathias André Pelletier acquired the company in 1865 and introduced numerous innovations; on his death in 1885 it was passed on to his sons. From 1926 the company cooperated with the Compagnie de Saint-Gobain . The Verrerie Saint-Just was able to hire well-known glass painters , including Auguste Labouret around 1937 .

Saint-Rambert-sur-Loire

The Gallo-Roman oppidum Occiacum became the later Saint-Rambert-sur-Loire, which is known to have housed the relics of Saint Ragnebert († 680) from 1078 onwards .

Population development

  • 1975: 9.010
  • 1982: 10,533
  • 1990: 12,299
  • 1999: 13.192
  • 2006: 14,809
  • 2010: 14,172

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f Philippe Gloaguen, et al .: Le Routard - Le guide de la visite d'entreprise . No. 79/0425/0 . Hachette Livre, Vanves 2016, ISBN 978-2-01-323703-1 , pp. 236 .