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Saint-Romain-le-Puy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁɔmɛ̃ lə pɥi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.[3]

Saint-Romain-le-Puy
Commune
Priory church
Location of Saint-Romain-le-Puy
Saint-Romain-le-Puy
Saint-Romain-le-Puy
Coordinates: 45°33′22″N 4°07′26″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonMontbrison
IntercommunalityLoire Forez Agglomération
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Annick Brunel[1]
Area
1
21.14 km2 (8.16 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
4,090
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42285 /42610
Elevation366–524 m (1,201–1,719 ft)
(avg. 407 m or 1,335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The town is located 8 km (5.0 mi) from Montbrison along the D8. It was originally built on the volcanic peak (le puy), but has since migrated to the plain.


Geography


Le Puy itself is of volcanic origin and the surrounding plain of Forez has basaltic conglomerates. Wells have been sunk to exploit the naturally sparkling mineral waters.


History


Le Puy is located on the Roman road, the Bolène Way, linking Lyon (Lugdunum) to Bordeaux (Burdigala), which was constructed during the reign of the emperor Augustus, by his son-in-law Agrippa. It is also on the Gallo-Roman way from Sury to Changy. These roads were later reused by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.

About 500, Carétène (aunt of Saint Clotilde the wife of Clovis) replaced a temple of Venus (famous for a bath of youth utilising the areas' mineral springs) by a Christian church dedicated to Saint Michael.

Guy II de Forez, the feudal lord of Saint-Romain-le-Puy, was the vassal of Louis VII. In 1173, the fief of Saint-Romain was transferred from Ainay Abbey to the County of Lyon.

In 1218, Count Guy IV de Forez, gave the priory (founded in 1007) into the care of the religious of Saint-Thomas-les-Nonnains.

There was longstanding conflict between the chateau and the priory.

In 1431, the town was pillaged by routiers under Rodrigo de Villandrando on orders from the Crown as part of the quashing of a jacquerie.

In 1531, Forez passed from the control of the Dukes of Bourbon to the Crown of France.

In 1633, the surrounding town wall was destroyed by order of Richelieu.

During World War I, the town lost 102 soldiers.


Population


Historical population
YearPop.±%
19622,334    
19682,459+5.4%
19752,485+1.1%
19822,423−2.5%
19902,616+8.0%
19992,803+7.1%
20083,496+24.7%
20173,998+14.4%

Economy


Local industries include Mineral Waters (François Parot, a public works entrepreneur sunk a well in 1858) and Glassmaking (Saint-Gobain-Emballage factory founded in 1893). Agriculture includes beef rearing, dairying and wine-growing.


Sights



International relations


The commune is twinned with Monte San Biagio (Italy).


See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Base Mérimée: PA00117659, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Base Mérimée: PA00117658, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)


All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated.


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[de] Saint-Romain-le-Puy

Saint-Romain-le-Puy ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 4090 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Loire in der Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Sie gehört zum Arrondissement Montbrison und zum Kanton Montbrison. Die Einwohner werden Saint-Romainais genannt.
- [en] Saint-Romain-le-Puy

[es] Saint-Romain-le-Puy

Saint-Romain-le-Puy es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Ródano-Alpes, departamento de Loira, en el distrito de Montbrison y cantón de Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert.



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