Chalus (Puy-de-Dôme)

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Chalus
Coat of arms of Chalus
Chalus (France)
Chalus
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Issoire
Canton Brassac-les-Mines
Community association Agglo Pays d'Issoire
Coordinates 45 ° 28 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 28 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E
height 417-647 m
surface 6.58 km 2
Residents 178 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 63340
INSEE code

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Chalus is a French municipality with 178 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the canton of Brassac-les-Mines (until 2015: canton of Saint-Germain-Lembron ).

geography

Chalus is located about 38 kilometers south-southeast of Clermont-Ferrand . Chalus is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mareugheol in the north, Gignat in the east and northeast, Saint-Germain-Lembron in the east and southeast, Collanges in the south, Boudes in the west and southwest and Villeneuve in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 130 112 136 145 156 157 169 179
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Ruins of the Sainte-Madeleine church
  • Sainte-Foy church, a historic monument since 1989
  • Chalus Castle, a historic monument since 1989

Web links

Commons : Chalus  - collection of images, videos and audio files