Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay

(2020–2026) Dominique Geay^[1]Area

33.57 km² (12.96 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,949 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42289 /42470

Elevation305–621 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: [sɛ̃ sɛ̃fɔʁjɛ̃ də lɛ], literally Saint-Symphorien of Lay) is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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]

Personalities

The commune was the birthplace of Suzanne Aubert.

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
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE