Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre

Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre
Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre Saint-Jean-la-Vêtre
Coordinates: 45°47′24″N 3°48′22″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Perrin
Area ^1	16.22 km^2 (6.26 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	316
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42238 /42440
Elevation	654–1,296 m (2,146–4,252 ft) (avg. 670 m or 2,200 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 930 —     1806 803 −13.7% 1821 856 +6.6% 1831 842 −1.6% 1841 899 +6.8% 1851 875 −2.7% 1861 844 −3.5% 1872 840 −0.5% 1881 878 +4.5% 1891 939 +6.9% 1901 998 +6.3% 1911 911 −8.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 805 −11.6% 1931 714 −11.3% 1946 645 −9.7% 1954 574 −11.0% 1962 543 −5.4% 1968 477 −12.2% 1975 405 −15.1% 1982 381 −5.9% 1990 338 −11.3% 1999 387 +14.5% 2007 352 −9.0% 2017 316 −10.2%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

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