Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Saint-Etienne-5 | |
| Community association | Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 29 ′ N , 4 ° 23 ′ E | |
| height | 437-590 m | |
| surface | 3.07 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,120 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,993 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42270 | |
| INSEE code | 42275 | |
| Website | www.saint-priest-en-jarez.fr | |
 Saint-Prix church in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez |
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Saint-Priest-en-Jarez is a French commune in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and the canton of Saint-Étienne-5 . The 6120 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) of the community call themselves Mounards .
geography
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez is located about 40 kilometers southwest of Lyon in the Massif Central . The Furan River forms the northern and eastern municipal boundaries. Saint-Priest-en-Jarez is surrounded by the neighboring communities of L'Étrat in the north and north-west, La Tour-en-Jarez in the east and north-east, Saint-Étienne in the south and Villars in the west and south-west.
The A72 autoroute and the national route 88 run through the municipality .
history
The Château of Saint-Priest was first mentioned in 1167.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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| 3,485 | 3,788 | 4,628 | 4,563 | 5,673 | 5,812 | 6,022 | 6.158 | |
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Community partnerships
There is a partnership with the Malagasy community Île Sainte-Marie .
Attractions
The railway line between Saint-Priest and Villars is one of the oldest in France and has been registered as a monument historique since 2001 .
- Saint-Prix church, built 1849–1851
- the Museum of Modern Art ( Musée d'art moderne de Saint-Étienne ) is in Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
Personalities
- Jean Dasté (1904–1994), theater director and actor
- Pierre Gagnaire (* 1950), chef, began his career here in 1975 when he took over the restaurant from his father
- Élodie Clouvel (* 1989), Penthatletin
- Faouzi Ghoulam (born 1991), football player
