Saint-Germain-Laval, Loire

Saint-Germain-Laval is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Germain-Laval
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Germain-Laval
Saint-Germain-Laval Saint-Germain-Laval
Coordinates: 45°49′51″N 4°00′48″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	Vals d'Aix et d'Isable
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Alain Béraud
Area ^1	17.08 km^2 (6.59 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,635
• Density	96/km^2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42230 /42260
Elevation	344–526 m (1,129–1,726 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The North American explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was born in Saint-Germain-Laval.

Geography

The commune is located in the plain of Forez, in the center of departement of Loire, in the center of France, 35 kilometers south of Roanne, 52 kilometers north-west of Saint-Etienne and 37 kilometers east of Thiers.

It is crossed by the Aix river, a tributary of the Loire which flows less than ten kilometers to the east.

The commune is 6 kilometers south of exit 5 of A89 autoroute linking Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne, 85 km distant) to Saint-Étienne (62 km distant).

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,650 —     1806 1,692 +2.5% 1821 1,709 +1.0% 1831 1,769 +3.5% 1841 1,804 +2.0% 1851 1,995 +10.6% 1861 1,989 −0.3% 1872 2,010 +1.1% 1881 2,115 +5.2% 1891 2,090 −1.2% 1901 2,052 −1.8% 1911 1,937 −5.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,641 −15.3% 1931 1,642 +0.1% 1946 1,561 −4.9% 1954 1,486 −4.8% 1962 1,569 +5.6% 1968 1,721 +9.7% 1975 1,777 +3.3% 1982 1,657 −6.8% 1990 1,510 −8.9% 1999 1,488 −1.5% 2011 1,670 +12.2% 2017 1,635 −2.1%

Twin towns

Saint-Germain-Laval is twinned with:

• San Germano, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Loire department
• Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 – 1710), born in Saint-Germain-Laval. He is the namesake of Duluth, Minnesota as well as Duluth, Georgia

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.