Chavaniac-Lafayette
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Chavaniac-Lafayette | |
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| Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E / 45.1594°N 3.5811°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Brioude |
| Canton | Pays de Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Lac[1] |
Area 1 | 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 268 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43067 /43230 |
| Elevation | 620–1,046 m (2,034–3,432 ft) (avg. 714 m or 2,343 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chavaniac-Lafayette (French pronunciation: [ʃavanjak lafajɛt]; Occitan: Chavanhac de La Faieta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
The Château de Chavaniac, located in the commune, was the birthplace of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in 1757. Originally named Chavaniac, the commune was renamed Chavaniac-Lafayette in 1884 in honor of its most famous resident.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 458 | — |
| 1975 | 389 | −2.31% |
| 1982 | 352 | −1.42% |
| 1990 | 317 | −1.30% |
| 1999 | 293 | −0.87% |
| 2009 | 287 | −0.21% |
| 2014 | 278 | −0.64% |
| 2020 | 266 | −0.73% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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