Saint-André-le-Puy explained

Saint-André-le-Puy
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Saint-André-le-Puy (Loire).svg
Arrondissement:	Montbrison
Canton:	Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Insee:	42200
Postal Code:	42210
Mayor:	Jean Achard^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	45.6464°N 4.2608°W
Elevation M:	383
Elevation Min M:	357
Elevation Max M:	374
Area Km2:	8.66

Saint-André-le-Puy (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃dʁe lə pɥi/) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[2]

Location

It is located 26km (16miles) from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).

Miscellaneous

Puy derives from the Provençal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill.It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

External links

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated

• Weather for Saint-André-le-Puy
• Financial Data for Saint-André-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
• Picture of the belltower of the parish church

Map links

• Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
• Saint-André-le-Puy on the Cassini map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM42200-saint-andre-le-puy INSEE commune file