Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
|commune status = Commune
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (Loire).svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Étienne
|canton = Rive-de-Gier
|INSEE = 42271
|postal code = 42740
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Saint-Étienne Métropole
|coordinates = {{coord|45.4839|4.575|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 420
|elevation min m = 313
|elevation max m = 947
|area km2 = 19.98
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ pɔl ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ}}) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Geography
The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune.{{sandre|id=V3110500|nom=Le Dorlay}}
Population
{{Historical populations
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|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|34008|Saint-Paul-en-Jarez}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-42271#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2300
|1821 |2845
|1846 |4328
|1872 |3305
|1901 |3944
|1926 |2617
|1946 |2313
|1962 |2561
|1968 |2600
|1975 |3360
|1982 |3819
|1990 |4179
|1999 |4129
|2007 |4018
|2012 |4315
|2017 |4844
}}
Twin towns
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Herbertingen, Germany
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Loire (department)
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