Saint-André-le-Puy

French commune|nomcommune=Saint-André-le-Puy
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Loire
arrondissement=Montbrison
canton=Saint-Galmier
insee=42200
cp=42210
maire=Paul Chomienne
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=4.26083333333
latitude=45.6463888889
alt moy=383 m
alt mini=357 m
alt maxi=374 m
hectares=866
km²=8.66
sans=1,182
date-sans=1999
dens=136
date-dens=1999

Saint-André-le-Puy or Le Puy is a commune situated in the "département" of the Loire and the "région" of Pays de la Loire. It is located 26 km from Saint-Étienne (turn off the N89 westbound at Montrond-les-Bains onto the N82 southwards).

It rejected the proposed European Constitution by 60%.

Its inhabitants are known as "Puechens".

Demography

Miscellaneous

Puy derives from the Provencal word "Puech", meaning an isolated hill.

External links

All sites in French, unless otherwise indicated

* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=41312 Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=42200&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Census data for Saint-André-le-Puy on the INSEE site]
* [http://www.meteoconsult.fr/ter/france/prevision/detail.php?ville=Saint-Andre-Le-Puy&num_ville=36378 Weather for Saint-André-le-Puy]
* [http://alize2.finances.gouv.fr/communes/tableau.asp?icom=200&dep=042&type=BPS&param=0 Financial Data for Saint-André-le-Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry]
* [http://www.clochers.org/Fichiers_HTML/Accueil/Accueil_clochers/42/accueil_42200.htm Picture of the belltower of the parish church]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=Saint-André-le-Puy Saint-André-le-Puy on the Quid site] (note: requires payment for detailed information)

Map links

* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/sylvain.chardon/locom/loc_listcomd42.htm?code_insee=42200 Map and list of communes of the Loire]
* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/mapPerformPage?strAddress=&strCP=&strLocation=+Saint-Andr%E9-le-Puy&strCountry=1424&image2.x=34&image2.y=10 Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on Michelin (in English)]
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=863&mis_id=A01S00652&com_id=41312 Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=FR&addtohistory=&address=&city=Saint-Andre-le-Puy&zipcode= Map of Saint-André-le-Puy on Mapquest (in English)]
* [http://www.gencom.org:2325/cgi-bin/Communes/Cgi/cassini.cgi?CARTE=87&LOCAL=LS%20&INSEE3=42200&NOM=Saint-André-le-Puy Saint-André-le-Puy on the Cassini map]
* [http://www13.mappy.com/sid4Nr2DMibJLvMn21w/CFGMA?poi_rr=0.5&poi_rx=0.6&poi_ry=0.5&csl=m1&fsl=m1&gsl=m1&msl=m1&xm1=&ym1=&temp_no_prop=0&comment=&xsl=1&out=2&wnm1=&wcm1=&nom1=&tcm1=44837%3Ba10m1%3D&tnm1=&pcm1=42210&ccm1=250 Map of Saint-André-le-Puy (in English)]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/Departement42Loire.html Calculate straight-line distance from Saint-André-le-Puy to other towns in the Loire]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatLocalisation.php?InseeVille=420200 Location of Saint-André-le-Puy on a map of France]