Chazelles-sur-Lyon

Chazelles-sur-Lyon (French pronunciation: [ʃazɛl syʁ ljɔ̃], literally Chazelles on 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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Véricel[1]
Area 1	20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	5,472
• Density	260/km2 (680/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 2,400 —     1800 2,364 −0.22% 1806 3,017 +4.15% 1821 3,071 +0.12% 1831 3,079 +0.03% 1836 2,822 −1.73% 1841 3,011 +1.30% 1846 3,086 +0.49% 1851 3,272 +1.18% 1856 4,011 +4.16% 1861 5,332 +5.86% 1866 5,688 +1.30% 1872 5,870 +0.53% 1876 5,915 +0.19% 1881 6,017 +0.34% 1886 5,567 −1.54% 1891 5,461 −0.38% 1896 5,607 +0.53%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,727 +0.42% 1906 6,090 +1.24% 1911 6,041 −0.16% 1921 5,425 −1.07% 1926 5,774 +1.25% 1931 6,008 +0.80% 1936 6,003 −0.02% 1946 6,108 +0.17% 1954 5,902 −0.43% 1962 5,717 −0.40% 1968 5,546 −0.50% 1975 5,360 −0.49% 1982 5,021 −0.93% 1990 4,895 −0.32% 1999 4,801 −0.22% 2007 5,074 +0.69% 2012 5,137 +0.25% 2017 5,357 +0.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chazelles-sur-Lyon, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE