Sainte-Florine

Sainte-Florine
Commune
Location of Sainte-Florine
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Coordinates: 45°24′21″N 3°19′05″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Sainte-Florine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Raymond Fouret
Area 1	7.67 km2 (2.96 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,253
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43185 /43250
Elevation	400–511 m (1,312–1,677 ft) (avg. 430 m or 1,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Florine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t flɔʁin]) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 942 —     1821 1,274 +1.08% 1846 1,608 +0.94% 1872 2,181 +1.18% 1901 3,243 +1.38% 1926 2,847 −0.52% 1946 2,755 −0.16% 1962 3,291 +1.12%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 3,625 +1.62% 1975 3,673 +0.19% 1982 3,335 −1.37% 1990 3,021 −1.23% 1999 3,002 −0.07% 2007 3,113 +0.45% 2012 3,072 −0.26% 2017 3,154 +0.53%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department