Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
Commune
Priory
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
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Coordinates: 45°28′49″N 4°38′52″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Torgues[1]
Area ^1	12 km^2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	484
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42210 /42800
Elevation	349–955 m (1,145–3,133 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3] It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	274	—
1975	310	+1.78%
1982	342	+1.41%
1990	329	−0.48%
1999	351	+0.72%
2009	430	+2.05%
2014	449	+0.87%
2020	477	+1.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official Web site