Chambles

Chambles (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑ̃bl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Chambles
Commune
Tower and staircase
Coat of arms
Location of Chambles
Chambles
Chambles
Coordinates: 45°26′34″N 4°14′20″E
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
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,036
 • Density55/km2 (140/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.

The town has a surface of 18.90km ² and a city hall altitude of 620 meters. Its latitude is 45.44 degrees north, and longitude, 4.24 degrees, east.

In 1999, Chamble's population was about 762. It increased to 877 in 2003 and 914 in 2007.

Housing was 174 in 1968, 288 in 1975, 377 in 1982, 406 in 1999 and 464 in 2007.



Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793700—    
1806698−0.3%
1821715+2.4%
1831702−1.8%
1841791+12.7%
1851975+23.3%
1861803−17.6%
1872685−14.7%
1881724+5.7%
1891655−9.5%
1901580−11.5%
1911516−11.0%
YearPop.±%
1921467−9.5%
1931424−9.2%
1946290−31.6%
1954279−3.8%
1962288+3.2%
1968295+2.4%
1975356+20.7%
1982545+53.1%
1990624+14.5%
1999762+22.1%
2006870+14.2%
2015981+12.8%

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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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