Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette Chavanhac de La Faieta |
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region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Department | Haute Loire | |
Arrondissement | Brioude | |
Canton | Pays de Lafayette | |
Community association | Rives du Haut Allier | |
Coordinates | 45 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 35 ′ E | |
height | 620-1,046 m | |
surface | 8.41 km 2 | |
Residents | 275 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 33 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 43230 | |
INSEE code | 43067 |
Chavaniac-Lafayette ( Occitan : Chavanhac de La Faieta ) is a French commune with 275 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). It is located in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ) and belongs to Arrondissement Brioude and the Canton Pays de Lafayette (2015 Paulhaguet ). The inhabitants are called Chavaniacais .
geography
Chavaniac-Lafayette is about 30 kilometers west-northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay . Chavaniac-Lafayette is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Mazerat-Aurouze in the north, Jax in the east and northeast, Fix-Saint-Geneys in the southeast and Saint-Georges-d'Aurac in the south and west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
Residents | 513 | 458 | 389 | 352 | 317 | 293 | 289 | 274 | 279 |
Source: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Roch church
- Chavaniac Castle with museum
Personalities
- Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), division general
- Marcel Bayard (1895–1956), mathematician and telegraph engineer
Web links
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