Saint-Héand

Saint-Héand

Saint-Héand

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Saint-Héand (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿eɑ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France,[3] 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne.

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The name Héand comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by pilgrims bringing relics there.[4]

Population

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Twin towns

Saint-Héand is twinned with Ingelfingen, Germany, since 1991.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    INSEE commune file
  4. [4]
    History of St Heand (in French)
  5. [5]
    Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Héand, EHESS (in French).
  6. [6]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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