Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds

Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
Coordinates: 45°27′07″N 4°26′50″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Saint-Étienne-5
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Chavanne
Area 1	11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	6,611
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42237 /42650
Elevation	418–663 m (1,371–2,175 ft) (avg. 525 m or 1,722 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ bɔnfɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,285 —     1800 2,189 −0.61% 1806 2,355 +1.23% 1821 2,572 +0.59% 1831 4,022 +4.57% 1836 4,263 +1.17% 1841 4,808 +2.44% 1846 4,630 −0.75% 1851 6,357 +6.55% 1856 8,617 +6.27% 1861 8,898 +0.64% 1866 4,705 −11.97% 1872 4,440 −0.96% 1876 4,316 −0.71% 1881 3,970 −1.66% 1886 4,029 +0.30% 1891 4,167 +0.68% 1896 4,031 −0.66%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,147 +0.57% 1906 3,862 −1.41% 1911 3,784 −0.41% 1921 4,017 +0.60% 1926 4,140 +0.61% 1931 4,124 −0.08% 1936 3,978 −0.72% 1946 3,838 −0.36% 1954 4,388 +1.69% 1962 4,585 +0.55% 1968 4,460 −0.46% 1975 4,943 +1.48% 1982 6,285 +3.49% 1990 6,412 +0.25% 1999 6,089 −0.57% 2007 6,030 −0.12% 2012 6,512 +1.55% 2017 6,638 +0.38%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loire department