Saint-Didier-en-Velay

Saint-Didier-en-Velay (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ didje ɑ̃ vəlɛ], literally Saint-Didier in Velay; Occitan: Sant Desdèir de La Seuva) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.[3]

Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Commune
Coat of arms of Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay is located in France
Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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[1]
Area
1
25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
3,459
 • Density140/km2 (350/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.[4] It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.[5]

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Saint-Didier-en-Velay : un tableau de Zurbaran ?, La gazette de la Haute-Loire, 8 June 2012
  5. tableau : sainte Madeleine, Palissy database
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