La Chambonie

La Chambonie is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

La Chambonie
Commune
Location of La Chambonie
La Chambonie La Chambonie
Coordinates: 45°44′53″N 3°44′58″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Boën-sur-Lignon
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Guy Grangeversanne
Area ^1	4.42 km^2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	42
• Density	9.5/km^2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42045 /42440
Elevation	940–1,383 m (3,084–4,537 ft) (avg. 1,020 m or 3,350 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. ±% 1911 269 —     1921 276 +2.6% 1931 241 −12.7% 1946 167 −30.7% 1954 136 −18.6% 1962 127 −6.6% 1968 102 −19.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1975 81 −20.6% 1982 79 −2.5% 1990 55 −30.4% 1999 46 −16.4% 2006 58 +26.1% 2015 45 −22.4%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

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