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    Chambles

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    Chambles
    Commune
    Tower and staircase
    Tower and staircase
    Coat of arms of Chambles
    Coat of arms
    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
     (2022)[2]
    		1,071
     • 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.

    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]

    Population

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    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

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    • Communes of the Loire department

    References

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    1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
    2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
    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
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