Saint-Didier-en-Velay

Saint-Didier-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Coordinates: 45°18′11″N 4°16′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonDeux Rivières et Vallées
IntercommunalityLoire-Semène
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Emmanuel Salgado
Area
1
25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
3,403
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43177 /43140
Elevation640–924 m (2,100–3,031 ft)
(avg. 835 m or 2,740 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17933,203—    
18064,153+29.7%
18213,540−14.8%
18313,795+7.2%
18413,972+4.7%
18514,555+14.7%
18615,220+14.6%
18724,743−9.1%
18814,963+4.6%
18915,346+7.7%
19015,891+10.2%
19115,857−0.6%
YearPop.±%
19215,126−12.5%
19313,034−40.8%
19462,586−14.8%
19542,586+0.0%
19622,603+0.7%
19682,555−1.8%
19752,422−5.2%
19822,580+6.5%
19002,723+5.5%
19992,891+6.2%
20073,302+14.2%
20173,403+3.1%

Sights

In the church of Saint Didier, there is an impressive Spanish Baroque painting of Mary Magdalene which has been attributed to Murillo or Zurbarán.[2] It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.[3]

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Saint-Didier-en-Velay : un tableau de Zurbaran ?, La gazette de la Haute-Loire, 8 June 2012
  3. tableau : sainte Madeleine, Palissy database


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