Saint-Martin-la-Plaine

Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
Coordinates: 45°32′48″N 4°35′36″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Rive-de-Gier
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martial Fauchet
Area 1	9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,784
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42259 /42800
Elevation	257–630 m (843–2,067 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-Martin-la-Plaine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ la plɛn]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,709 —     1821 1,689 −0.04% 1846 2,096 0.87% 1872 1,643 −0.93% 1901 1,715 0.15% 1926 1,510 −0.51% 1946 1,503 −0.02% 1962 1,879 1.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,956 0.67% 1975 2,311 2.41% 1982 2,430 0.72% 1990 3,168 3.37% 1999 3,424 0.87% 2007 3,621 0.70% 2012 3,705 0.46% 2017 3,755 0.27%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Twin towns

Saint-Martin-la-Plaine is twinned with:

• Igensdorf, Germany, since 1992

See also

• Communes of the Loire department