Chazelles-sur-Lyon

Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Commune
La Chapellerie factory
Coat of arms
Location of Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Chazelles-sur-Lyon Chazelles-sur-Lyon
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
Area 1	20.91 km2 (8.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

Chazelles-sur-Lyon (French pronunciation: [ʃazɛl syʁ ljɔ̃], literally Chazelles on Lyon) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Loire department