Saint-Galmier
Saint-Galmier (Arpitan: Sant-Garmiér) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
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Location of Saint-Galmier 
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| Coordinates: 45°35′27″N 4°19′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Andrézieux-Bouthéon |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Yves Charbonnier |
| Area 1 | 19.47 km2 (7.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,722 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42222 /42330 |
| Elevation | 357–551 m (1,171–1,808 ft) (avg. 480 m or 1,570 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Its residents are called Baldomériens.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 2,000 | — |
| 1806 | 2,479 | +24.0% |
| 1821 | 2,790 | +12.5% |
| 1831 | 2,669 | −4.3% |
| 1841 | 2,758 | +3.3% |
| 1851 | 2,952 | +7.0% |
| 1861 | 2,954 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 2,902 | −1.8% |
| 1881 | 3,022 | +4.1% |
| 1891 | 3,257 | +7.8% |
| 1901 | 3,104 | −4.7% |
| 1911 | 3,030 | −2.4% |
| 1921 | 2,549 | −15.9% |
| 1931 | 2,543 | −0.2% |
| 1946 | 2,507 | −1.4% |
| 1954 | 2,573 | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 2,608 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 2,910 | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 3,109 | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 3,680 | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 4,272 | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 5,293 | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 5,580 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5,707 | +2.3% |
Water
Saint Galmier is a spa town and the source of Badoit mineral water. The thermal spring was known of in Gallo-Roman times, but its fame increased with the general growth in interest in thermal cures in Europe during the nineteenth century.
Before Auguste Badoit commercialised the water in the 1830s, both the water and the spring from which it emerged, were known as "Fontfort". For this reason, during the French Revolutionary period, the town was briefly known as "Fontfortville".
Personalities
- Gilbert Bostsarron, a member of the French Resistance was born here.
- Roger Rivière, a professional cyclist, who was born in Saint-Etienne in 1936, died here in 1976.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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