Le Chambon-Feugerolles

Le Chambon-Feugerolles
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Le Chambon-Feugerolles
Le Chambon-Feugerolles Le Chambon-Feugerolles
Coordinates: 45°23′49″N 4°19′33″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Saint-Étienne-2
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	David Fara
Area 1	17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	12,066
• Density	690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42044 /42500
Elevation	464–849 m (1,522–2,785 ft) (avg. 496 m or 1,627 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chambon-Feugerolles (pronounced [lə ʃɑ̃bɔ̃ fœʒʁɔl]) is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,180 —     1806 1,234 0.34% 1821 1,426 0.97% 1831 1,600 1.16% 1841 4,028 9.67% 1851 3,868 −0.40% 1861 5,514 3.61% 1872 6,772 1.89% 1881 8,160 2.09% 1891 9,016 1.00% 1901 11,528 2.49% 1911 12,714 0.98% 1921 13,516 0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 15,106 1.12% 1946 15,653 0.24% 1954 17,695 1.54% 1962 20,320 1.74% 1968 21,987 1.32% 1975 20,091 −1.28% 1982 18,149 −1.44% 1990 16,070 −1.51% 1999 14,090 −1.45% 2007 12,922 −1.08% 2012 12,347 −0.91% 2017 12,317 −0.05%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Twin towns

Le Chambon-Feugerolles is twinned with Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany, since 1973.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department