Saint-Priest-en-Jarez

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Christian Servant^[1]Area3.07 km² (1.19 sq mi)Population6,164 • Density2,000/km² (5,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation437–590 m (1,434–1,936 ft)
(avg. 531 m or 1,742 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁijɛ ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 652 —     1800 693 +0.88% 1806 752 +1.37% 1821 657 −0.90% 1831 665 +0.12% 1836 742 +2.22% 1841 858 +2.95% 1846 900 +0.96% 1851 950 +1.09% 1856 1,068 +2.37% 1861 1,006 −1.19% 1866 1,051 +0.88% 1872 1,084 +0.52% 1876 1,489 +8.26% 1881 1,467 −0.30% 1886 1,468 +0.01% 1891 1,637 +2.20% 1896 1,652 +0.18%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,736 +1.00% 1906 1,998 +2.85% 1911 1,877 −1.24% 1921 2,343 +2.24% 1926 2,544 +1.66% 1931 2,605 +0.48% 1936 2,473 −1.03% 1946 2,624 +0.59% 1954 2,889 +1.21% 1962 3,485 +2.37% 1968 3,788 +1.40% 1975 4,628 +2.90% 1982 4,563 −0.20% 1990 5,673 +2.76% 1999 5,812 +0.27% 2007 6,051 +0.51% 2012 6,142 +0.30% 2017 6,120 −0.07%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Personalities

• Faouzi Ghoulam (born 1991), footballer

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References