Saint-Pierre-du-Champ
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 15 ' N , 3 ° 54' E | |
| height | 631-963 m | |
| surface | 31.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 530 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43810 | |
| INSEE code | 43217 | |
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Saint-Pierre-du-Champ is a commune with 530 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay and the canton of Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (until 2015: canton of Vorey ). The inhabitants are called Voreysiens .
geography
Saint-Pierre-du-Champ is located about 21 kilometers north of Le Puy-en-Velay in the natural landscape of Emblavès (also spelled Emblavez ) on the Lembron river . The neighboring municipalities of Saint-Pierre-du-Champ are Saint-Georges-Lagricol in the north, Saint-Julien-d'Ance in the northeast, Saint-André-de-Chalencon in the east, Roche-en-Régnier in the east and southeast, Vorey in the south, Bellevue-la-Montagne in the south-west and Chomelix in the west and north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 803 | 715 | 618 | 541 | 520 | 520 | 504 | 510 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Several menhirs
Personalities
- Léon Chambon (1905–1987), Roman Catholic religious, Bishop of Bossangoa
