Saint-Jean-Soleymieux

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ sɔlemjø]; Arpitan: Sent-Jouan-Solèmi) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Soleymieux
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Coordinates: 45°30′16″N 4°02′23″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Évelyne Chouvier[1]
Area 1	16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	844
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	584	—
1975	548	−0.90%
1982	581	+0.84%
1990	683	+2.04%
1999	726	+0.68%
2009	826	+1.30%
2014	848	+0.53%
2020	858	+0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Saint-Jean-Soleymieux is twinned with Allesley, near Coventry, United Kingdom.^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department