Saint-Floret

Saint-Floret
Commune
The town of Saint-Floret
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Floret
Saint-Floret Saint-Floret
Coordinates: 45°33′07″N 3°06′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Le Sancy
Intercommunality	Pays d'Issoire
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maguy Lagarde
Area 1	12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	246
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63342 /63320
Elevation	476–929 m (1,562–3,048 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Floret is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

History

Saint-Floret is a place of passage on the Way of St. James, a leading Catholic pilgrimage route originated in the 9th century.

During the revolutionary period of the National Convention (1792-1795), the commune took the name Roche-la-Couze.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	810	—
1806	752	−7.2%
1821	674	−10.4%
1831	685	+1.6%
1841	692	+1.0%
1851	665	−3.9%
1861	606	−8.9%
1872	565	−6.8%
1881	560	−0.9%
1891	568	+1.4%
1901	558	−1.8%
1911	458	−17.9%
1921	354	−22.7%
1931	340	−4.0%
1946	311	−8.5%
1954	294	−5.5%
1962	309	+5.1%
1968	276	−10.7%
1975	251	−9.1%
1982	219	−12.7%
1990	259	+18.3%
1999	248	−4.2%
2006	264	+6.5%
2011	270	+2.3%
2014	263	−2.6%

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department