Saint-Didier-en-Velay
Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
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Location of Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
Saint-Didier-en-Velay Saint-Didier-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′08″N 4°16′30″E / 45.30222°N 4.27500°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux |
| Canton | Deux Rivières et Vallées |
| Intercommunality | Loire-Semène |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Emmanuel Salgado[1] |
Area 1 | 25.56 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,523 |
| • Density | 137.8/km2 (357.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43177 /43140 |
| Elevation | 640–924 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. | |
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]
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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.[6] It is most likely a 17th century copy of a painting by Murillo.[7]
Personalities
- Claude-Jean Allouez
- Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon (1667–1742), sculptor and architect
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Didier-en-Velay, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ Saint-Didier-en-Velay : un tableau de Zurbaran ?, La gazette de la Haute-Loire, 8 June 2012
- ^ tableau : sainte Madeleine, Palissy database
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