Saint-Genest-Lerpt

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Christian Julien^[1]Area12.68 km² (4.90 sq mi)Population6,183 • Density490/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation437–698 m (1,434–2,290 ft)
(avg. 576 m or 1,890 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Genest-Lerpt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒənɛ lɛʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 763 —     1800 574 −3.98% 1806 751 +4.58% 1821 949 +1.57% 1831 1,308 +3.26% 1836 1,401 +1.38% 1841 1,600 +2.69% 1846 1,693 +1.14% 1851 1,824 +1.50% 1856 2,398 +5.62% 1861 2,515 +0.96% 1866 2,724 +1.61% 1872 2,841 +0.70% 1876 3,632 +6.33% 1881 3,425 −1.17% 1886 3,730 +1.72% 1891 3,959 +1.20% 1896 4,144 +0.92%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,331 +0.89% 1906 4,281 −0.23% 1911 4,128 −0.73% 1921 4,554 +0.99% 1926 4,570 +0.07% 1931 4,239 −1.49% 1936 4,238 −0.00% 1946 4,571 +0.76% 1954 5,115 +1.42% 1962 5,147 +0.08% 1968 5,331 +0.59% 1975 5,265 −0.18% 1982 5,308 +0.12% 1990 5,482 +0.40% 1999 5,672 +0.38% 2007 5,547 −0.28% 2012 5,867 +1.13% 2017 6,131 +0.88%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Twin towns

Saint-Genest-Lerpt is twinned with Palau, Sardinia, Italy, since 2005.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References