Saint-Préjet-d'Allier

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Préjet-d'Allier

(2020–2026) Jean-Claude Morel^[1]Area

24.46 km² (9.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

176 • Density7.2/km² (19/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

43220 /43580

Elevation711–1,135 m (2,333–3,724 ft)
(avg. 850 m or 2,790 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Préjet-d'Allier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁeʒɛ dalje], literally Saint-Préjet of Allier; Occitan: Sant Prejet d'Alèir) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.^[3]

Geography

The town is 35 km (22 mi) west of Le Puy-en-Velay.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	364	—
1975	303	−2.59%
1982	268	−1.74%
1990	224	−2.22%
1999	199	−1.31%
2009	171	−1.50%
2014	156	−1.82%
2020	174	+1.84%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE