Chomelix
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique | |
| Community association | Puy-en-Velay | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 16 ′ N , 3 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 674–1,089 m | |
| surface | 26.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 475 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43500 | |
| INSEE code | 43071 | |
| Website | http://www.chomelix.fr/ | |
Chomelix is a commune with 475 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (before 2016 Auvergne ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay and to the canton of Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique (until 2015 Craponne-sur-Arzon ).
geography
Chomelix is located about 26 kilometers north-northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay in the natural landscape of Emblavès (also spelled Emblavez ). The neighboring municipalities of Chomelix are Beaune-sur-Arzon in the north, Saint-Georges-Lagricol in the northeast, Saint-Pierre-du-Champ in the east, Bellevue-la-Montagne in the south and Félines in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 678 | 631 | 509 | 438 | 376 | 409 | 506 | 492 | 476 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church, historic monument since 1980
- Arzon castle ruins
Personalities
- Henri Alain Liogier (1916–2009), botanist
Web links
Commons : Chomelix - collection of images, videos and audio files
