Saint-Genest-Lerpt

Saint-Genest-Lerpt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒənɛ lɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Saint-Genest-Lerpt
Coordinates: 45°26′49″N 4°20′15″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSaint-Étienne-3
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Julien[1]
Area
1
12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,183
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42223 /42530
Elevation437–698 m (1,434–2,290 ft)
(avg. 576 m or 1,890 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
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 763—    
1800 574−3.98%
1806 751+4.58%
1821 949+1.57%
1831 1,308+3.26%
1836 1,401+1.38%
1841 1,600+2.69%
1846 1,693+1.14%
1851 1,824+1.50%
1856 2,398+5.62%
1861 2,515+0.96%
1866 2,724+1.61%
1872 2,841+0.70%
1876 3,632+6.33%
1881 3,425−1.17%
1886 3,730+1.72%
1891 3,959+1.20%
1896 4,144+0.92%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 4,331+0.89%
1906 4,281−0.23%
1911 4,128−0.73%
1921 4,554+0.99%
1926 4,570+0.07%
1931 4,239−1.49%
1936 4,238−0.00%
1946 4,571+0.76%
1954 5,115+1.42%
1962 5,147+0.08%
1968 5,331+0.59%
1975 5,265−0.18%
1982 5,308+0.12%
1990 5,482+0.40%
1999 5,672+0.38%
2007 5,547−0.28%
2012 5,867+1.13%
2017 6,131+0.88%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Saint-Genest-Lerpt is twinned with Palau, Sardinia, Italy, since 2005.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Genest-Lerpt, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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