Saint-Hostien

Saint-Hostien
Commune
Town hall
Location of Saint-Hostien
Saint-Hostien Location within France Saint-Hostien Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°04′23″N 4°02′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Le Puy-en-Velay
Canton	Emblavez-et-Meygal
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Verdun
Area 1	13.49 km2 (5.21 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	697
• Density	51.7/km2 (134/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43194 /43260
Elevation	747–1,204 m (2,451–3,950 ft) (avg. 830 m or 2,720 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hostien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɔstjɛ̃]; Occitan: Sant Ostian) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	581	—
1975	514	−1.74%
1982	541	+0.73%
1990	578	+0.83%
1999	578	+0.00%
2007	612	+0.72%
2012	703	+2.81%
2017	755	+1.44%
2023	697	−1.32%
Source: INSEE

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department