Chavanay

Chavanay
Commune
Location of Chavanay
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Chavanay is located in France
Chavanay
Chavanay
Chavanay is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chavanay
Chavanay
Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°43′55″E / 45.4156°N 4.7319°E / 45.4156; 4.7319
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementSaint-Étienne
CantonLe Pilat
IntercommunalityPilat rhodanien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick Métral[1]
Area
1
15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,889
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42056 /42410
Elevation140–463 m (459–1,519 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chavanay (French pronunciation: [ʃavanɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,815—    
1821 1,719−0.19%
1846 1,809+0.20%
1872 1,703−0.23%
1901 1,708+0.01%
1926 1,546−0.40%
1946 1,510−0.12%
1962 1,645+0.54%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,710+0.65%
1975 1,666−0.37%
1982 1,857+1.56%
1990 2,071+1.37%
1999 2,288+1.11%
2007 2,734+2.25%
2012 2,842+0.78%
2017 2,885+0.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

Chavanay is twinned with Waldkirch, Germany, since 1994.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chavanay, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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