Chindrieux
Chindrieux | |
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The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux | |
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Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°ECoordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Chambéry |
Canton | Bugey savoyard |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claire Barbier[1] |
Area 1 | 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 1,382 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 73085 /73310 |
Elevation | 227–900 m (745–2,953 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chindrieux (French pronunciation: [ʃɛ̃dʁijø]) is commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies near Lake Bourget.
World heritage site[]
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
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