Chazelles-sur-Lyon

Chazelles-sur-Lyon is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Commune
La Chapellerie factory
Coat of arms
Location of Chazelles-sur-Lyon
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Coordinates: 45°38′22″N 4°23′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Intercommunality	Forez en Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pierre Véricel
Area ^1	20.91 km^2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,357
• Density	260/km^2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42059 /42140
Elevation	414–631 m (1,358–2,070 ft) (avg. 630 m or 2,070 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 2,400 —     1806 3,017 +25.7% 1821 3,071 +1.8% 1831 3,079 +0.3% 1841 3,011 −2.2% 1851 3,272 +8.7% 1861 5,332 +63.0% 1872 5,870 +10.1% 1881 6,017 +2.5% 1891 5,461 −9.2% 1901 5,727 +4.9% 1911 6,041 +5.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 5,425 −10.2% 1931 6,008 +10.7% 1946 6,108 +1.7% 1954 5,902 −3.4% 1962 5,717 −3.1% 1968 5,546 −3.0% 1975 5,360 −3.4% 1982 5,021 −6.3% 1990 4,895 −2.5% 1999 4,801 −1.9% 2006 5,041 +5.0% 2015 5,219 +3.5%

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See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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