Chamoux-sur-Gelon
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Savoie | |
| Arrondissement | Chambery | |
| Canton | Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | |
| Community association | Coeur de Savoie | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 32 ' N , 6 ° 13' E | |
| height | 287-1,052 m | |
| surface | 10.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 940 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 88 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 73390 | |
| INSEE code | 73069 | |
| Website | chamoux-sur-gelon.fr | |
Chamoux-sur-Gelon is a French municipality with 940 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) within the arrondissement Chambéry in the department of Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the canton of Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny (until 2015: canton of Chamoux-sur-Gelon ).
geography
Chamoux-sur-Gelon is located about 23 kilometers east-southeast of Chambéry in the valley of the Gélon river . Chamoux-sur-Gelon is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bourgneuf in the north and northeast, Montgilbert in the east, Montendry in the east and southeast, Champ-Laurent in the south, Villard-Léger in the southwest, Betton-Bettonet in the west and Châteauneuf in the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 662 | 585 | 518 | 600 | 639 | 678 | 797 | 898 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Verdon Castle (also called the old castle ) from around 1100, ruin
- Chamoux Castle, originally from the 13th century, partly monument historique since 1977
- Villardizier fortified house from the 13th century
Web links
Commons : Chamoux-sur-Gelon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
