Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

The church in Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

Coat of arms
Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 4°02′23″E / 45.5044°N 4.0397°E / 45.5044; 4.0397Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 4°02′23″E / 45.5044°N 4.0397°E / 45.5044; 4.0397
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Loire
Arrondissement Montbrison
Canton Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Government
  Mayor Henri Clairet
Area1 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 726
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 42240 / 42560
Elevation 699–1,204 m (2,293–3,950 ft)
(avg. 743 m or 2,438 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is a commune in the Loire department in central France.


International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
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