La Ricamarie (French pronunciation: [la ʁikamaʁi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is situated between the city of Saint-Etienne and the town of Firminy.
La Ricamarie | |
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 Statue of Michel Rondet | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Ricamarie  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°24′14″N 4°21′54″E / 45.4039°N 4.365°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-2 |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Cyrille Bonnefoy[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.95 km2 (2.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,046 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42183 /42150 |
| Elevation | 528–841 m (1,732–2,759 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Twin towns
editLa Ricamarie is twinned with:
Pyskowice, Poland, since 1998
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Ricamarie, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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