La Tour-en-Jarez

Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 4°23′21″E / 45.4858°N 4.3892°E / 45.4858; 4.3892
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La Tour-en-Jarez
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La Tour-en-Jarez is located in France
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez
Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 4°23′21″E / 45.4858°N 4.3892°E / 45.4858; 4.3892
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Basson[1]
Area
1
5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,471
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42311 /42580
Elevation453–698 m (1,486–2,290 ft)
(avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Tour-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France. In 1884, L'Étrat was split from the commune of La Tour-en-Jarez.

Twin towns[change | change source]

La Tour-en-Jarez is twinned with:

References[change | change source]

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.