Chandon

Chandon is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Chandon
Commune
Location of Chandon
Chandon Chandon
Coordinates: 46°09′00″N 4°12′54″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pierre Pointet
Area ^1	12.38 km^2 (4.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,484
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42048 /42190
Elevation	271–472 m (889–1,549 ft) (avg. 375 m or 1,230 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 740 —     1806 724 −2.2% 1821 700 −3.3% 1831 8-9 —     1841 897 —     1851 902 +0.6% 1861 1,364 +51.2% 1872 1,398 +2.5% 1881 1,400 +0.1% 1891 1,406 +0.4% 1901 1,257 −10.6% 1911 1,118 −11.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 882 −21.1% 1931 944 +7.0% 1946 785 −16.8% 1954 758 −3.4% 1962 820 +8.2% 1968 863 +5.2% 1975 984 +14.0% 1982 1,087 +10.5% 1990 1,296 +19.2% 1999 1,381 +6.6% 2006 1,443 +4.5% 2015 1,438 −0.3%

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department