Saint-Thomas-la-Garde

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Saint-Thomas-la-Garde
Coat of arms of Saint-Thomas-la-Garde
Saint-Thomas-la-Garde (France)
Saint-Thomas-la-Garde
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Montbrison
Community association Loire Forez
Coordinates 45 ° 34 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 34 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
height 400-546 m
surface 3.41 km 2
Residents 595 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 174 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 42600
INSEE code

Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Thomas-la-Garde

Saint-Thomas-la-Garde is a French municipality with 595 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Montbrison . The inhabitants are called Thomasiens .

geography

Saint-Thomas-la-Garde is located about 27 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne in the Forez . Saint-Thomas-la-Garde is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montbrison in the north, Saint-Romain-le-Puy in the east and south-east, Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville in the south and Lézigneux in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 206 221 226 451 506 517 563 589
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Thomas church (former priory church) from 1206
  • La Garde Castle
Saint Thomas Church

Web links

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