Saint-Paul-en-Jarez

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Coordinates: 45°29′02″N 4°34′30″E / 45.4839°N 4.575°ECoordinates: 45°29′02″N 4°34′30″E / 45.4839°N 4.575°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	La Grand-Croix
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pascal Majonchi
Area^1	19.98 km^2 (7.71 sq mi)
Population (1999)^2	4,129
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	42271 / 42740
Elevation	313–947 m (1,027–3,107 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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-Paul-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

The commune is in the Rhône-Alpes region, Loire department, Saint-Étienne arrondissement, La Grand-Croix canton.^[1] The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune.^[2]

Twin towns

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twinned with:

• Herbertingen, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Fiche de la commune de Saint-Paul-en-Jarez". Insee. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
2. CESAME (March 2010). "Prélèvements et gestion quantitative de la ressource sur le bassin versant du Gier Phase 1" (PDF). Saint-Etienne Metropole. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-08-20.