Saint-Priest, Metropolis of Lyon

Saint-Priest (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁijɛst] (listen); Arpitan: Sant-Priést) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in east-south France. The 19th-century French historian and epigrapher Auguste Allmer (1815–1899) was a tax collector in Saint-Priest.

Saint-Priest
Commune
Château of Saint-Priest
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Priest
Saint-Priest
Saint-Priest
Coordinates: 45°41′50″N 4°56′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
MetropolisLyon Metropolis
ArrondissementLyon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gilles Gascon (LR)
Area
1
29.71 km2 (11.47 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
46,927
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
69290 /69800
Elevation189–263 m (620–863 ft)
(avg. 208 m or 682 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is the fourth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its southeast side. The Gare de Saint-Priest railway station is served by local trains to Lyon, Grenoble and Chambéry.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,100—    
1800 1,210+1.37%
1806 1,253+0.58%
1821 1,489+1.16%
1831 1,718+1.44%
1836 1,854+1.54%
1841 1,981+1.33%
1846 2,152+1.67%
1851 2,209+0.52%
1856 2,312+0.92%
1861 2,428+0.98%
1866 2,518+0.73%
1872 2,475−0.29%
1876 2,506+0.31%
1881 2,410−0.78%
1886 2,724+2.48%
1891 2,387−2.61%
1896 2,584+1.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,577−0.05%
1906 2,608+0.24%
1911 2,543−0.50%
1921 2,704+0.62%
1926 4,268+9.56%
1931 5,957+6.90%
1936 5,336−2.18%
1946 5,673+0.61%
1954 7,115+2.87%
1962 10,681+5.21%
1968 20,419+11.40%
1975 36,734+8.75%
1982 42,677+2.17%
1990 41,876−0.24%
1999 40,974−0.24%
2007 40,917−0.02%
2012 42,488+0.76%
2017 46,207+1.69%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Priest, EHESS. (in French)
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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