Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté

Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté
Commune
War memorial
Location of Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté
Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté Location within France Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°50′01″N 3°55′28″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	Vals d'Aix et d'Isable
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marius Daval
Area 1	29.74 km2 (11.48 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	889
• Density	29.9/km2 (77.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42260 /42260
Elevation	396–889 m (1,299–2,917 ft) (avg. 643 m or 2,110 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ la sovte]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	973	—
1975	912	−0.92%
1982	895	−0.27%
1990	909	+0.19%
1999	898	−0.14%
2007	956	+0.79%
2012	984	+0.58%
2017	955	−0.60%
2023	889	−1.19%
Source: INSEE

Twin towns

Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté is twinned with:

• Agbande, Togo, since 1997

See also

• Communes of the Loire department