La Tour-en-Jarez

La Tour-en-Jarez
Commune
Location of La Tour-en-Jarez
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La Tour-en-Jarez is located in France
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Tour-en-Jarez
La Tour-en-Jarez
Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 4°23′21″E / 45.4858°N 4.3892°E / 45.4858; 4.3892
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonSorbiers
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Basson[1]
Area
1
5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,473
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42311 /42580
Elevation453–698 m (1,486–2,290 ft)
(avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Tour-en-Jarez (French pronunciation: [la tuʁ ɑ̃ ʒaʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It ceded part of its territory to the new commune of L'Étrat in 1884.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ehess was invoked but never defined (see the help page).