Vals-le-Chastel

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Vals-le-Chastel
Vals-le-Chastel (France)
Vals-le-Chastel
region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute Loire
Arrondissement Brioude
Canton Pays de Lafayette
Community association Rives du Haut Allier
Coordinates 45 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 31 ′  E
height 507-777 m
surface 3.99 km 2
Residents 44 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 43230
INSEE code

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Vals-le-Chastel ( identical in Occitan ) is a French commune with 44 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 ).

geography

Vals-le-Chastel is located about 39 kilometers northwest of Le Puy-en-Velay on the banks of the Doulon River . Vals-le-Chastel is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Frugières-le-Pin in the north and west, Saint-Didier-sur-Doulon in the north and east, Montclard in the east and Saint-Préjet-Armandon in the south and south-east.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 66 63 62 46 44 46 50 44 44
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Paul church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1962
  • Notre-Dame-des-Anges chapel, Monument historique since 1971
  • 15th century castle

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