Charlieu

Charlieu (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁljø]; Arpitan: Charluè) is a commune in the Loire department at the northern end of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is home to Charlieu Abbey.

Charlieu
Commune
Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Charlieu
Charlieu Show map of France Charlieu Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 46°09′36″N 4°10′21″E / 46.16°N 4.1725°E / 46.16; 4.1725
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Berthelier^[1]
Area ^1	6.7 km^2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	3,712
• Density	550/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42052 /42190
Elevation	268–378 m (879–1,240 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,600 —     1821 2,404 −0.28% 1846 3,990 +2.05% 1872 3,879 −0.11% 1901 5,406 +1.15% 1926 5,117 −0.22% 1946 4,976 −0.14% 1962 4,911 −0.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 4,923 +0.04% 1975 4,789 −0.39% 1982 4,322 −1.46% 1990 3,727 −1.83% 1999 3,582 −0.44% 2007 3,624 +0.15% 2012 3,705 +0.44% 2017 3,667 −0.21%
Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[4]

Twin towns

It is twinned with the town of Calne in Wiltshire, UK.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Charlieu, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Town website

 

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