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Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 45°56′55″N 4°12′45″E / 45.9486°N 4.2125°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Loire |
Arrondissement | Roanne |
Canton | Le Coteau |
Intercommunality | Pays entre Loire et Rhône |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Geay[1] |
Area 1 | 33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,949 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 42289 /42470 |
Elevation | 305–621 m (1,001–2,037 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ sɛ̃fɔʁjɛ̃ də lɛ], literally Saint-Symphorien of Lay) is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.[3]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,604 | — |
1975 | 1,549 | −0.50% |
1982 | 1,544 | −0.05% |
1990 | 1,489 | −0.45% |
1999 | 1,427 | −0.47% |
2009 | 1,754 | +2.08% |
2014 | 1,899 | +1.60% |
2020 | 1,923 | +0.21% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The commune was the birthplace of Suzanne Aubert.