Champdieu
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison | |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon | |
| Community association | Loire Forez | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 4 ° 3 ′ E | |
| height | 363-727 m | |
| surface | 18.2 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,919 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42600 | |
| INSEE code | 42046 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-champdieu.com/ | |
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Champdieu is a French commune with a population of 1,919 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Loire department in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon (until 2015: canton of Montbrison ).
geography
Champdieu is located about 35 kilometers northwest of Saint-Étienne and 62 kilometers west-southwest of Lyon on the Forez . The Canal du Forez crosses the municipality. Champdieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Pralong in the north and northwest, Chalain-d'Uzore in the north and northeast, Saint-Paul-d'Uzore in the east and northeast, Savigneux in the east and southeast, Montbrison in the south, Essertines-en-Châtelneuf in the Southwest and Châtelneuf in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 882 | 858 | 1,120 | 1,291 | 1,355 | 1,471 | 1,608 | 1,751 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Sébastien-et-Saint-Domnin church
- Priory, Monument historique since 1886/1914
- Vaugirard Castle, Monument historique since 1970
- North gate, Monument historique since 1914
Church with priory
priory
Vaugirard Castle
North gate
