Le Chambon-Feugerolles

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) David Fara^[1]Area17.51 km² (6.76 sq mi)Population12,066 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation464–849 m (1,522–2,785 ft)
(avg. 496 m or 1,627 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Chambon-Feugerolles (pronounced [lə ʃɑ̃bɔ̃ fœʒʁɔl]) is a commune in the French department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,180 —     1806 1,234 +0.34% 1821 1,426 +0.97% 1831 1,600 +1.16% 1841 4,028 +9.67% 1851 3,868 −0.40% 1861 5,514 +3.61% 1872 6,772 +1.89% 1881 8,160 +2.09% 1891 9,016 +1.00% 1901 11,528 +2.49% 1911 12,714 +0.98% 1921 13,516 +0.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1931 15,106 +1.12% 1946 15,653 +0.24% 1954 17,695 +1.54% 1962 20,320 +1.74% 1968 21,987 +1.32% 1975 20,091 −1.28% 1982 18,149 −1.44% 1990 16,070 −1.51% 1999 14,090 −1.45% 2007 12,922 −1.08% 2012 12,347 −0.91% 2017 12,317 −0.05%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

Twin towns

Le Chambon-Feugerolles is twinned with Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany, since 1973.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

References