Chambles (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. The commune has an area of 18.90 km2 and its altitude ranges from 360 to 741 meters.[3] As of 2019, there were 522 dwellings in Chambles, of which 420 main residences.[4]

Chambles
Commune
Tower and staircase
Tower and staircase
Coat of arms of Chambles
Location of Chambles
Map
Chambles is located in France
Chambles
Chambles
Chambles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambles
Chambles
Coordinates: 45°26′34″N 4°14′20″E / 45.4428°N 4.2389°E / 45.4428; 4.2389
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Giraud[1]
Area
1
18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,068
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42042 /42170
Elevation360–741 m (1,181–2,431 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 700—    
1800 700+0.00%
1806 698−0.05%
1821 715+0.16%
1831 702−0.18%
1836 782+2.18%
1841 791+0.23%
1846 897+2.55%
1851 975+1.68%
1856 1,020+0.91%
1861 803−4.67%
1866 912+2.58%
1872 685−4.66%
1876 696+0.40%
1881 724+0.79%
1886 707−0.47%
1891 655−1.52%
1896 647−0.25%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 580−2.16%
1906 550−1.06%
1911 516−1.27%
1921 467−0.99%
1926 465−0.09%
1931 424−1.83%
1936 380−2.17%
1946 290−2.67%
1954 279−0.48%
1962 288+0.40%
1968 295+0.40%
1975 356+2.72%
1982 545+6.27%
1990 624+1.71%
1999 762+2.24%
2007 914+2.30%
2012 967+1.13%
2017 1,000+0.67%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

See also edit

References edit

  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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chambles, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Logement en 2019, INSEE
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE