Sury-le-Comtal
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 32 ' N , 4 ° 11' E | |
| height | 360-457 m | |
| surface | 24.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,552 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 271 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42450 | |
| INSEE code | 42304 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-surylecomtal.fr/ | |
 West facade of the Saint-André church in Sury-le-Comtal |
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Sury-le-Comtal is a French municipality with 6552 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert . The inhabitants are called Suryquois (es) .
geography
Sury-le-Comtal is located in the middle of the Forez plain about 20 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne and 12 kilometers southeast of Montbrison and is crossed by the Canal du Forez . Sury-le-Comtal is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Précieux in the north, L'Hôpital-le-Grand and Craintilleux in the northeast, Saint-Cyprien in the east, Bonson in the southeast, Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez in the south, Boisset-Saint- Priest in the southwest and Saint-Romain-le-Puy in the northwest.
Population development
- 1962: 3,385
- 1968: 3,587
- 1975: 3,778
- 1982: 4,200
- 1990: 4,592
- 1999: 4,805
- 2006: 5,272
- 2011: 5,792
Attractions
- Gothic church of Saint-André, built around 1450, with several bells from the 16th century, monument historique since 1949
- Château de Sury, built in the 17th century, partially destroyed in 1937, monument historique since 1948/1963
- Saint-Étienne chapel with cemetery containing tombs from the 11th century
- Dovecote of the domain of Chaux, monument historique since 1980
Personalities
- Anthony Blanc , formerly Antoine Blanc (1792–1860), Archbishop of New Orleans
