Saint-Héand

Saint-Héand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿eɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France,^[3] 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne.

Saint-Héand
Commune
Church and town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Héand
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Coordinates: 45°31′46″N 4°22′25″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Sorbiers
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Jean-Claude Crapart[1]
Area 1	31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,684
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42234 /42570
Elevation	467–870 m (1,532–2,854 ft) (avg. 680 m or 2,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The name Héand comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by pilgrims bringing relics there.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,639 —     1821 2,971 +0.42% 1846 3,510 +0.67% 1872 2,872 −0.77% 1901 2,671 −0.25% 1926 2,141 −0.88% 1946 1,951 −0.46% 1962 2,317 +1.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 2,549 +1.60% 1975 2,980 +2.26% 1982 3,458 +2.15% 1990 3,625 +0.59% 1999 3,722 +0.29% 2007 3,729 +0.02% 2012 3,535 −1.06% 2017 3,592 +0.32%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Twin towns

Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen, Germany, since 1991.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department