Saint-Éloy-les-Mines

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Éloy-les-Mines

(2020–2026) Anthony Palermo^[1]Area

22.11 km² (8.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,486 • Density160/km² (410/sq mi)DemonymEloysiens / EloysiennesTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

63338 /63700

Elevation443–649 m (1,453–2,129 ft)
(avg. 500 m or 1,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Éloy-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿elwa le min]; Auvergnat: Sant Alòi de las Minas) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

Geography

The river Bouble flows north-northeastward through the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,316	—
1975	5,646	−1.59%
1982	5,293	−0.92%
1990	4,721	−1.42%
1999	4,134	−1.46%
2007	3,817	−0.99%
2012	3,628	−1.01%
2017	3,709	+0.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE