La Tour-en-Jarez
| La Tour-en-Jarez | |
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The church in La Tour-en-Jarez | |
  La Tour-en-Jarez | |
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region  La Tour-en-Jarez | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′09″N 4°23′21″E / 45.4858°N 4.3892°ECoordinates: 45°29′09″N 4°23′21″E / 45.4858°N 4.3892°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Saint-Héand |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Roland Goujon |
| Area1 | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,163 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42311 / 42580 |
| Elevation |
453–698 m (1,486–2,290 ft) (avg. 540 m or 1,770 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Tour-en-Jarez is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Twin towns
La Tour-en-Jarez is twinned with:
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Vörstetten, Germany
See also
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