Châtelneuf, Loire

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

Châtelneuf
Commune
Location of Châtelneuf
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Coordinates: 45°38′19″N 3°59′02″E / 45.6386°N 3.9839°E / 45.6386; 3.9839Coordinates: 45°38′19″N 3°59′02″E / 45.6386°N 3.9839°E / 45.6386; 3.9839
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Pelardy^[1]
Area ^1	8.48 km^2 (3.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)^[2]	346
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42054 /42940
Elevation	498–1,110 m (1,634–3,642 ft) (avg. 830 m or 2,720 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. ±% 1793 290 —     1806 304 +4.8% 1821 302 −0.7% 1831 270 −10.6% 1841 327 +21.1% 1851 334 +2.1% 1861 312 −6.6% 1872 332 +6.4% 1881 302 −9.0% 1891 312 +3.3% 1901 333 +6.7% 1911 292 −12.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 274 −6.2% 1931 254 −7.3% 1946 236 −7.1% 1954 222 −5.9% 1962 220 −0.9% 1968 209 −5.0% 1975 196 −6.2% 1982 209 +6.6% 1990 240 +14.8% 1999 259 +7.9% 2006 312 +20.5% 2015 320 +2.6%

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

 

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