Lachaux
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Lachaux La Chaum |
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Thiers | |
| Canton | Maringues | |
| Community association | Thiers Dore et Montagne | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 0 ′ N , 3 ° 36 ′ E | |
| height | 417-947 m | |
| surface | 22.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 280 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63290 | |
| INSEE code | 63184 | |
| Website | http://www.lachaux.fr/ | |
Lachaux ( Occitan : La Chaum ) is a French commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It is part of the Arrondissement of Thiers and the Canton of Maringues (until 2015: Canton of Châteldon ). The municipality has 280 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geography
Lachaux is about 46 kilometers northeast of Clermont-Ferrand . Lachaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Arronnes in the north, Ferrières-sur-Sichon in the east and northeast, La Guillermie in the east, Saint-Victor-Montvianeix in the south, Châteldon in the west and southwest and Ris in the west and northwest.
The municipality of Lachaux is partly part of the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | |
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| 530 | 464 | 358 | 301 | 296 | 278 | 280 | 298 | |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- former uranium mine
Web links
Commons : Lachaux - collection of images, videos and audio files
