Saint-Floret | |
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 The town of Saint-Floret | |
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Location of Saint-Floret | |
  Saint-Floret  Saint-Floret | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′07″N 3°06′28″E / 45.5519°N 3.1078°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Le Sancy |
| Intercommunality | Agglo Pays d'Issoire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maguy Lagarde[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population | 246 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63342 /63320 |
| Elevation | 476–929 m (1,562–3,048 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Floret (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flɔʁɛ]; Occitan: Sent Floret) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
History
Saint-Floret is a place of passage on the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century.
During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the commune took the name Roche-la-Couze.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 276 | — |
| 1975 | 251 | −1.35% |
| 1982 | 219 | −1.93% |
| 1990 | 259 | +2.12% |
| 1999 | 248 | −0.48% |
| 2007 | 266 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 269 | +0.22% |
| 2017 | 251 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Floret, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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