Chavaniac-Lafayette

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Chavaniac-Lafayette
Commune
Château de Chavaniac
Château de Chavaniac
Location of Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette is located in France
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E / 45.1594°N 3.5811°E / 45.1594; 3.5811Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E / 45.1594°N 3.5811°E / 45.1594; 3.5811
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementBrioude
CantonPays de Lafayette
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Naurice Lac
Area
1
8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
270
 • Density32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43067 /43230
Elevation620–1,046 m (2,034–3,432 ft)
(avg. 714 m or 2,343 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chavaniac-Lafayette (French pronunciation: ​[ʃavanjak lafajɛt]; Occitan: Chavanhac de La Faieta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

The Château de Chavaniac, located in the commune, was the birthplace of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in 1757. Originally named Chavaniac, the commune was renamed Chavaniac-Lafayette in 1884 in honor of its most famous resident.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1881626—    
1891618−1.3%
1901553−10.5%
1911504−8.9%
1921523+3.8%
1931820+56.8%
1946765−6.7%
1954827+8.1%
YearPop.±%
1962513−38.0%
1968458−10.7%
1975389−15.1%
1982352−9.5%
1990317−9.9%
1999293−7.6%
2011274−6.5%
2017275+0.4%

Gallery[]

  • Chavaniac-Lafayette.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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