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Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Firminy
Commune
Coat of arms of FirminyCoat of arms
Location of Firminy
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Coordinates: 45°23′20″N 4°17′16″E / 45.3889°N 4.2878°E / 45.3889; 4.2878
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonFirminy
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Luya
Area10.45 km (4.03 sq mi)
Population17,137
 • Density1,600/km (4,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code42095 /42700
Elevation446–800 m (1,463–2,625 ft)
(avg. 468 m or 1,535 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Firminy (French pronunciation: [fiʁmini]; Occitan: Frominiu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

It lies on the river Ondaine, 13 km southwest of Saint-Étienne by rail.

History

The ancient name of the town was Firminiaco or Firminiacus (lit. "place of Firmin"). The name was first recorded in a 971 charter by the King of Burgundy.

Firminy had historically important coalmines known since the 14th century and extensive manufactures of iron, steel, and aluminum goods, including railway material, machinery and cannon. Fancy woolen hosiery was also manufactured. In 1959, Firminy absorbed the former commune Chazeau.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,486—    
1800 1,713+2.05%
1806 1,821+1.02%
1821 2,627+2.47%
1831 3,779+3.70%
1836 3,784+0.03%
1841 4,306+2.62%
1846 4,774+2.08%
1851 5,374+2.40%
1856 6,420+3.62%
1861 7,672+3.63%
1866 9,217+3.74%
1872 10,422+2.07%
1876 11,972+3.53%
1881 13,707+2.74%
1886 13,992+0.41%
1891 14,511+0.73%
1896 15,771+1.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 16,903+1.40%
1906 17,944+1.20%
1911 19,580+1.76%
1921 20,194+0.31%
1926 21,303+1.07%
1931 21,365+0.06%
1936 20,257−1.06%
1946 20,362+0.05%
1954 21,161+0.48%
1962 26,065+2.64%
1968 24,924−0.74%
1975 25,060+0.08%
1982 24,113−0.55%
1990 23,123−0.52%
1999 19,297−1.99%
2007 17,569−1.17%
2012 17,123−0.51%
2017 17,135+0.01%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Sights

Two historic churches from the 12th and 16th centuries are located here. The architect Le Corbusier designed a group of modern buildings, called "Firminy Vert", which includes the Saint-Pierre Church, a stadium, a cultural center, and an Unité d'Habitation.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Firminy". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 424.
  4. Modifications aux circonscriptions territoriales de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0044, 21 February 1959, pp. 2219-2220.
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Firminy, EHESS (in French).
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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