Saint-Just-la-Pendue
Saint-Just-la-Pendue is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
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| Coordinates: 45°53′42″N 4°14′38″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Intercommunality | Pays entre Loire et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Guy Fabre |
| Area 1 | 19.88 km2 (7.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,642 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42249 /42540 |
| Elevation | 428–637 m (1,404–2,090 ft) (avg. 590 m or 1,940 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Name
The name of the commune dates from the 11th century and is recorded in the documents of Savigny Abbey, Rhône. The qualifying name la Pendue stems from an oral tradition of a woman hanged for adultery, who, after four days, fell to the ground alive, a proof of her innocence. Supposedly the location of the execution, a local wood also bears the name la Pendue.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 1,600 | — |
| 1806 | 1,825 | +14.1% |
| 1821 | 2,046 | +12.1% |
| 1831 | 2,637 | +28.9% |
| 1841 | 2,606 | −1.2% |
| 1851 | 2,816 | +8.1% |
| 1861 | 3,082 | +9.4% |
| 1872 | 3,156 | +2.4% |
| 1881 | 2,974 | −5.8% |
| 1891 | 2,726 | −8.3% |
| 1901 | 2,724 | −0.1% |
| 1911 | 2,705 | −0.7% |
| 1921 | 2,148 | −20.6% |
| 1931 | 2,045 | −4.8% |
| 1946 | 1,610 | −21.3% |
| 1954 | 1,702 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 1,756 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1,810 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1,731 | −4.4% |
| 1982 | 1,656 | −4.3% |
| 1990 | 1,466 | −11.5% |
| 1999 | 1,420 | −3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,635 | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 1,642 | +0.4% |
Personalities
- Organist and musicologist Georges Guillard was born in Saint-Just-la-Pendue on May 19, 1939.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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