Saint-Just, Puy-de-Dôme

Saint-Just is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Saint-Just
Commune
Saint-Just in 2017.
Location of Saint-Just
Saint-Just
Saint-Just
Coordinates: 45°28′09″N 3°47′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementAmbert
CantonAmbert
IntercommunalityCC Ambert Livradois Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) François Chautard
Area
1
19.42 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
157
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63371 /63600
Elevation600–1,156 m (1,969–3,793 ft)
(avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2020 shooting
Main article: 2020 Saint-Just shooting

On 23 December 2020, three police officers were shot dead and a fourth injured in the commune after responding to a report of domestic violence. The gunman, a 48-year-old man already known to authorities for child custody issues, then set fire to his home and was later found dead in his vehicle. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex reacted to the incident. Non-terrorist gun attacks on French police officers are rare; the last such incident occurred in 2012, according to BBC News.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Three police officers shot dead in remote French village". Sky News. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "France police shootings: Three officers killed by gunman who is later found dead". BBC News. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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