Firminy

Coordinates: 45°23′20″N 4°17′16″E / 45.3889°N 4.2878°E / 45.3889; 4.2878
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Firminy
Commune
Coat of arms of Firminy
Coat of arms
Location of Firminy
Map
Firminy is located in France
Firminy
Firminy
Firminy is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Firminy
Firminy
Coordinates: 45°23′20″N 4°17′16″E / 45.3889°N 4.2878°E / 45.3889; 4.2878
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonFirminy
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Luya[1]
Area
1
10.45 km2 (4.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
17,137
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42095 /42700
Elevation446–800 m (1,463–2,625 ft)
(avg. 468 m or 1,535 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Firminy (French pronunciation: [fiʁmini]; Occitan: Frominiu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It lies on the river Ondaine, 13 km southwest of Saint-Étienne by rail.

History

The ancient name of the town was Firminiaco or Firminiacus (lit. "place of Firmin"). The name was first recorded in a 971 charter by the

King of Burgundy
.

Firminy had historically important

railway material, machinery and cannon. Fancy woolen hosiery was also manufactured.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,486—    
1800 1,713+2.05%
1806 1,821+1.02%
1821 2,627+2.47%
1831 3,779+3.70%
1836 3,784+0.03%
1841 4,306+2.62%
1846 4,774+2.08%
1851 5,374+2.40%
1856 6,420+3.62%
1861 7,672+3.63%
1866 9,217+3.74%
1872 10,422+2.07%
1876 11,972+3.53%
1881 13,707+2.74%
1886 13,992+0.41%
1891 14,511+0.73%
1896 15,771+1.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 16,903+1.40%
1906 17,944+1.20%
1911 19,580+1.76%
1921 20,194+0.31%
1926 21,303+1.07%
1931 21,365+0.06%
1936 20,257−1.06%
1946 20,362+0.05%
1954 21,161+0.48%
1962 26,065+2.64%
1968 24,924−0.74%
1975 25,060+0.08%
1982 24,113−0.55%
1990 23,123−0.52%
1999 19,297−1.99%
2007 17,569−1.17%
2012 17,123−0.51%
2017 17,135+0.01%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights

Two historic churches from the 12th and 16th centuries are located here. The architect

Unité d'Habitation
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Firminy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 424.
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Firminy, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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