Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon

(2020–2026) Sylvie Fayolle^[1]Area

3.72 km² (1.44 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,345 • Density360/km² (940/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42270 /42240

Elevation422–713 m (1,385–2,339 ft)
(avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl ɑ̃ kɔʁnijɔ̃]; Occitan: Sant Paul jos Cornilhon) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	598	—
1975	672	+1.68%
1982	1,045	+6.51%
1990	1,122	+0.89%
1999	1,304	+1.68%
2007	1,288	−0.15%
2012	1,339	+0.78%
2017	1,364	+0.37%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Gallery

Castle of Saint Paul en Cornillon (11th Century)
The château
A view from the south
A view from the east

References

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