Saint-Just-la-Pendue
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Le Coteau | |
| Community association | Pays Entre Loire et Rhône | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ' N , 4 ° 15' E | |
| height | 428-637 m | |
| surface | 19.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,642 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 83 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42540 | |
| INSEE code | 42249 | |
| Website | http://www.saint-just-la-pendue.fr/ | |
Saint-Just-la-Pendue is a French commune with 1,642 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the canton of Le Coteau (until 2015: canton of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay ).
geography
Saint-Just-la-Pendue is located about 48 kilometers west-northwest of Lyon am Gand . Saint-Just-la-Pendue is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Croizet-sur-Gand in the north and north-west, Fourneaux in the north and north-east, Chirassimont in the east and north-east, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand in the east and south-east, Bussières in the south-east, Néronde in the south, Saint-Marcel-de-Félines in the west and southwest, and Neulise in the west.
The A89 car route runs through the south of the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,756 | 1,810 | 1,731 | 1,656 | 1,466 | 1,420 | 1,510 | 1,651 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Church of Saint-Just-la-Pendue, built in 1850
- Notre-Dame-de-Liesse chapel, built in 1457
church
Notre-Dame-de-Liesse chapel
