Chavaniac-Lafayette

Chavaniac-Lafayette
Commune
Château de Chavaniac
Location of Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette Chavaniac-Lafayette
Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Naurice Lac
Area 1	8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	268
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43067 /43230
Elevation	620–1,046 m (2,034–3,432 ft) (avg. 714 m or 2,343 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chavaniac-Lafayette (French pronunciation: [ʃavanjak lafajɛt]; Occitan: Chavanhac de La Faieta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

The Château de Chavaniac, located in the commune, was the birthplace of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in 1757. Originally named Chavaniac, the commune was renamed Chavaniac-Lafayette in 1884 in honor of its most famous resident.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1881 626 —     1891 618 −1.3% 1901 553 −10.5% 1911 504 −8.9% 1921 523 +3.8% 1931 820 +56.8% 1946 765 −6.7% 1954 827 +8.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1962 513 −38.0% 1968 458 −10.7% 1975 389 −15.1% 1982 352 −9.5% 1990 317 −9.9% 1999 293 −7.6% 2011 274 −6.5% 2017 275 +0.4%

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See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department
• The Bastard (novel)