Saint-Galmier
commune in Loire, France
Saint-Galmier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɡalmje] ) is a city in eastern France. It is a commune in Loire department, and belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison. Saint-Galmier covers an area of 19.5 square kilometers. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 5,829.
Saint-Galmier, located on the river Coise, south-central Loire, is a regional central city known for the mineral water Badoit produced there.
Place name
The name of Saint-Galmier is from the Catholic saint Galmier or Baldomerus, who was a monk at the Basilica of Saint Justus in Lyon.
During the French Revolution, Saint-Galmier was renamed Fontfortville by the revolutionaries because of his religious color, where "Fontfort" means "stable fountain".
Geography
Saint-Galmier is located in southeastern France, west-central Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and east-central Loire, about 22 kilometers from the prefecture Saint-Étienne. Towns bordering Saint-Galmier include Bellegarde-en-Forez, Chambœuf, Chazelles-sur-Lyon, Cuzieu and Saint-Médard-en-Forez.
Terrain
Saint-Galmier is located in the western foothills of Mount Lyonnais.
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