Saint-Just-en-Chevalet

Saint-Just-en-Chevalet
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Renaison
Community association	Pays d'Urfé
Coordinates	45 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 51'  E
height	556-983 m
surface	29.19 km 2
Residents	1,141 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	39 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	42430
INSEE code	42248
Website	http://www.st-just-en-chevalet.com/
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Just-en-Chevalet

Saint-Just-en-Chevalet is a French village with 1,141 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the Canton of Renaison (until 2015: Canton Saint-Just-en-Chevalet ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Jurauds .

geography

Saint-Just-en-Chevalet is about 21 kilometers southwest of Roanne in the Forez . Saint-Just-en-Chevalet is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of La Tuilière in the north and northwest, Cherier in the northeast, Cremeaux in the east, Juré and Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé in the southeast, Saint-Romain-d'Urfe in the south, Chausseterre in the southwest and Saint-Priest-la-Prugne in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Residents	1,858	1,920	1,819	1,575	1,422	1,281	1,209	1,133
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

• Saint-Just Church
• Notre-Dame chapel
• Contenson Castle from the 14th century, monument historique since 1975

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  Saint-Just Church

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  Notre-Dame chapel

Web links

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