Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | |
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | |
  Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay  Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay | |
| Coordinates:45°56′55″N4°12′45″E / 45.9486°N 4.2125°E /45.9486; 4.2125 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Le Coteau |
| Intercommunality | Pays entre Loire et Rhône |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Dominique Geay[1] |
Area 1 | 33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,976 |
| • Density | 58.86/km2 (152.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42289 /42470 |
| Elevation | 305–621 m (1,001–2,037 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃sɛ̃fɔʁjɛ̃dəlɛ], literallySaint-Symphorien ofLay) is acommune in theLoiredepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,604 | — |
| 1975 | 1,549 | −0.50% |
| 1982 | 1,544 | −0.05% |
| 1990 | 1,489 | −0.45% |
| 1999 | 1,427 | −0.47% |
| 2009 | 1,754 | +2.08% |
| 2014 | 1,899 | +1.60% |
| 2020 | 1,923 | +0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The commune was the birthplace ofSuzanne Aubert.
