Chambles

Chambles
Commune
Tower and staircase
Tower and staircase
Coat of arms of Chambles
Location of Chambles
Map
Chambles is located in France
Chambles
Chambles
Chambles is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chambles
Chambles
Coordinates: 45°26′34″N 4°14′20″E / 45.4428°N 4.2389°E / 45.4428; 4.2389
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
ArrondissementMontbrison
CantonSaint-Just-Saint-Rambert
IntercommunalityCA Loire Forez
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Giraud[1]
Area
1
18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,068
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42042 /42170
Elevation360–741 m (1,181–2,431 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chambles (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. The commune has an area of 18.90 km2 and its altitude ranges from 360 to 741 meters.[3] As of 2019, there were 522 dwellings in Chambles, of which 420 main residences.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ehess was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Logement en 2019, INSEE