La Chapelle-Villars
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Etienne | |
| Canton | Le Pilat | |
| Community association | Pilat Rhodania | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 28 ' N , 4 ° 43' E | |
| height | 318-785 m | |
| surface | 8.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 530 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 64 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 42410 | |
| INSEE code | 42051 | |
La Chapelle-Villars is a French municipality with 530 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the department of Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne and is part of the canton of Le Pilat (until 2015: canton of Pélussin ). The inhabitants are called Chapelards .
geography
La Chapelle-Villars is located about 26 kilometers east-northeast of Saint-Étienne . La Chapelle-Villars is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Longes in the north and northwest, Condrieu in the east and northeast, Vérin in the southeast, Chuyer in the south and Pavezin in the west.
La Chapelle-Villars is located in the Pilat Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 205 | 209 | 227 | 223 | 262 | 333 | 508 | 534 |
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Attractions
- church
- Chapel on Mount Monnet, built in 1872
- Castle of the Marshal of Villars from the 16th / 17th centuries Century, since 1978 Monument historique
Web links
Commons : La Chapelle-Villars - Collection of images, videos and audio files
