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Chavaniac-Lafayette

Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E / 45.1594°N 3.5811°E / 45.1594; 3.5811
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Chavaniac-Lafayette
Commune
Château de Chavaniac
Location of Chavaniac-Lafayette
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Chavaniac-Lafayette is located in France
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Coordinates: 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) Maurice Lac[1]
Area
1
8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
268
 • 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 458—    
1975 389−2.31%
1982 352−1.42%
1990 317−1.30%
1999 293−0.87%
2009 287−0.21%
2014 278−0.64%
2020 266−0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]
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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE