Saint-Paulien

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Paulien

(2020–2026) Marie-Pierre Vincent^[1]Area

40.63 km² (15.69 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,420 • Density60/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43216 /43350

Elevation704–1,070 m (2,310–3,510 ft)
(avg. 793 m or 2,602 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paulien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ poljɛ̃]; Auvergnat: Sant Pàulhan) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	1,963	—
1821	2,586	+0.99%
1846	3,148	+0.79%
1872	2,947	−0.25%
1901	2,696	−0.31%
1926	2,096	−1.00%
1946	1,793	−0.78%
1962	1,866	+0.25%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,736	−1.20%
1975	1,620	−0.98%
1982	1,822	+1.69%
1990	1,872	+0.34%
1999	1,912	+0.24%
2007	2,254	+2.08%
2012	2,411	+1.36%
2017	2,416	+0.04%

Source: EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Paulien, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE