Champoly
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Roanne | |
| Canton | Renaison | |
| Community association | Pays d'Urfé | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 51 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 490-952 m | |
| surface | 14.89 km 2 | |
| Residents | 329 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42430 | |
| INSEE code | 42047 | |
Champoly is a French municipality with 329 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Rhône-Alpes ). Champoly belongs to the Arrondissement of Roanne and the Canton of Renaison ( Saint-Just-en-Chevalet until 2015 ).
geography
Champoly is about 30 kilometers southwest of Roanne . Champoly is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Saint-Romain-d'Urfé in the north,
- Saint-Marcel-d'Urfé in the east and northeast,
- Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté in the east,
- Vêtre-sur-Anzon with Saint-Thurin in the south and south-east and Saint-Julien-la-Vêtre in the south and south-west,
- Les Salles to the west.
The A89 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 520 | 437 | 361 | 373 | 307 | 260 | 276 | 325 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Les Cornes castle ruins
Web links
Commons : Champoly - collection of images, videos and audio files
