Saint-Just,_Puy-de-Dôme
Saint-Just, Puy-de-Dôme
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Saint-Just (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒy(st)]) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Saint-Just | |
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Saint-Just in 2017. | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′09″N 3°47′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Ambert |
| Canton | Ambert |
| Intercommunality | CC Ambert Livradois Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Chautard[1] |
| Area 1 | 19.42 km2 (7.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 149 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63371 /63600 |
| Elevation | 600–1,156 m (1,969–3,793 ft) (avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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On 23 December 2020, three police officers were shot dead and a fourth injured in the commune after responding to a report of domestic violence. The gunman, a 48-year-old man already known to authorities for child custody issues, then set fire to his home and was later found dead in his vehicle. President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex reacted to the incident. Non-terrorist gun attacks on French police officers are rare; the last such incident occurred in 2012, according to BBC News.[3][4]
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Three police officers shot dead in remote French village". Sky News. 23 December 2020.
- "France police shootings: Three officers killed by gunman who is later found dead". BBC News. 23 December 2020.
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