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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Didier-en-VelayCoat of arms
Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay is located in FranceSaint-Didier-en-VelaySaint-Didier-en-VelayShow map of FranceSaint-Didier-en-Velay is located in Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesSaint-Didier-en-VelaySaint-Didier-en-VelayShow map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°18′08″N 4°16′30″E / 45.30222°N 4.27500°E / 45.30222; 4.27500
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonDeux Rivières et Vallées
IntercommunalityLoire-Semène
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Salgado
Area25.56 km (9.87 sq mi)
Population3,502
 • Density140/km (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code43177 /43140
Elevation640–924 m (2,100–3,031 ft)
(avg. 835 m or 2,740 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Didier-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ didje ɑ̃ vəlɛ], literally Saint-Didier in Velay; Occitan: Sant Desdèir de La Seuva) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 3,203—    
1821 3,540+0.36%
1846 4,045+0.53%
1872 4,743+0.61%
1901 5,891+0.75%
1926 3,087−2.55%
1946 2,586−0.88%
1962 2,603+0.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,555−0.31%
1975 2,422−0.76%
1982 2,580+0.91%
1990 2,723+0.68%
1999 2,891+0.67%
2007 3,302+1.68%
2012 3,476+1.03%
2017 3,403−0.42%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Sights

In the church of Saint Didier, there is an impressive Spanish Baroque painting of Mary Magdalene which has been attributed to Murillo or Zurbarán. It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.

Personalities

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Didier-en-Velay, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. Saint-Didier-en-Velay : un tableau de Zurbaran ?, La gazette de la Haute-Loire, 8 June 2012
  7. tableau : sainte Madeleine, Palissy database
Communes of the Haute-Loire department


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