Champdieu | |
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Commune | |
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.svg/73px-Blason_ville_fr_Champdieu_(Loire).svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Champdieu  | |
  Champdieu  Champdieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′44″N 4°02′46″E / 45.6456°N 4.0461°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Couchaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 1,978 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42046 /42600 |
| Elevation | 363–727 m (1,191–2,385 ft) (avg. 398 m or 1,306 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Champdieu (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃djø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
History
The village developed around a Benedictine priory, established in the 9th or 10th century. The priory church and three sides of the adjacent cloister have been preserved.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 858 | — |
| 1975 | 1,120 | +3.88% |
| 1982 | 1,291 | +2.05% |
| 1990 | 1,355 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 1,471 | +0.92% |
| 2009 | 1,665 | +1.25% |
| 2014 | 1,824 | +1.84% |
| 2020 | 1,978 | +1.36% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Prieuré, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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