Chalais, Dordogne

Chalais (French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ], before June 2009: Chaleix;^[3] Occitan: Chalés) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Chalais
Commune
The church in Chalais
Location of Chalais
Chalais Show map of France Chalais Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°30′31″N 0°55′42″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Thiviers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Faye[1]
Area 1	18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	404
• Density	21/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	24095 /24800
Elevation	220–313 m (722–1,027 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	562	—
1968	513	−8.7%
1975	456	−11.1%
1982	385	−15.6%
1990	425	+10.4%
1999	435	+2.4%
2008	454	+4.4%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department