Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée

(2020–2026) Frans Desmedt^[1]Area

14.66 km² (5.66 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

6,060 • Density410/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

60581 /60130

Elevation86–172 m (282–564 ft)
(avg. 96 m or 315 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒy(st) ɑ̃ ʃose]; Picard: Saint-Just-in-Cœuchie) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.^[3] Saint-Just-en-Chaussée station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil and Paris.

History

Its name refers to Saint Justus of Beauvais, who is said to have been martyred at this spot.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,722	—
1975	4,063	+1.26%
1982	4,257	+0.67%
1990	4,927	+1.84%
1999	5,498	+1.23%
2007	5,519	+0.05%
2012	5,818	+1.06%
2017	6,013	+0.66%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Personalities

Valentin Haüy and René Just Haüy (brothers) were born in Saint-Just-en-Chaussée.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE