Chandon

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Chandon

(2020–2026) Michel Durantin^[1]Area

12.38 km² (4.78 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,458 • Density120/km² (310/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42048 /42190

Elevation271–472 m (889–1,549 ft)
(avg. 375 m or 1,230 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chandon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃dɔ̃]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	863	—
1975	984	+1.89%
1982	1,087	+1.43%
1990	1,296	+2.22%
1999	1,381	+0.71%
2009	1,458	+0.54%
2014	1,416	−0.58%
2020	1,475	+0.68%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE