Chalmazel
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| local community | Chalmazel jeans magnière | |
| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 42 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ E | |
| Post Code | 42920 | |
| Former INSEE code | 42039 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Chalmazel is a village and a commune Déléguée in the French community chalmazel-Jeansagnière with 356 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes .
geography
Chalmazel is located about 60 kilometers east of Clermont-Ferrand on the eastern edge of the Regional Nature Park Livradois-Forez (French: Parc naturel régional du Livradois-Forez ) in the Lignon du Forez valley . Chalmazel lies at the foot of the Monts du Forez mountain range and its highest mountain, Pierre-sur-Haute .
history
The first written mention comes from the year 1214. In 1231 the Count of Forez Guy IV. Allowed the Arnaud de Marcilly to build a fortress in the area of Chalmazel. A church was built around 1270, which was demolished in 1881 and replaced by a new building. After the death of the last Marquis of Marcilly, the castle fell to the Saint-Joseph monastery, which operated a hospital in the castle until 1972. Since January 1, 2016, Chalmazel has been part of the municipality of Chalmazel-Jeansagnière . The municipality of Chalmazel previously belonged to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon .
Attractions
- Chalmazel Castle , castle from the 13th and 14th centuries
- Chalmazel ski area on the slopes of Pierre-sur-Haute
