Saint-Front, Haute-Loire
Saint-Front  | |
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Commune  | |
![]() Mezenc cottages  | |
Location of Saint-Front  | |
![]() Saint-Front ![]() Saint-Front  | |
| Coordinates: 44°58′41″N 4°08′35″E / 44.9781°N 4.1431°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 
| Department | Haute-Loire | 
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | 
| Canton | Mézenc | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Delabre[1] | 
Area 1  | 52.33 km2 (20.20 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 413 | 
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 43186 /43550  | 
| Elevation | 796–1,594 m (2,612–5,230 ft)  (avg. 1,223 m or 4,012 ft)  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Front (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Sant Front) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[3]
Geography
The river Lignon du Velay forms most of the commune's southeastern border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,106 | — | 
| 1975 | 849 | −3.71% | 
| 1982 | 644 | −3.87% | 
| 1990 | 544 | −2.09% | 
| 1999 | 509 | −0.74% | 
| 2009 | 471 | −0.77% | 
| 2014 | 424 | −2.08% | 
| 2020 | 406 | −0.72% | 
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Gallery
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The Church of Saint-Front - 
			
The Church and the old Cemetery - 
			
Statue of the Virgin Mary - 
			
The lake of Saint-Front 
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ INSEE commune file
 - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
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