Chambles

Chambles
Commune
Tower and staircase
Coat of arms
Location of Chambles
Chambles Chambles
Coordinates: 45°26′34″N 4°14′20″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Pierre Giraud
Area 1	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	1,068
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42042 /42170
Elevation	360–741 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 is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 700 —     1806 698 −0.3% 1821 715 +2.4% 1831 702 −1.8% 1841 791 +12.7% 1851 975 +23.3% 1861 803 −17.6% 1872 685 −14.7% 1881 724 +5.7% 1891 655 −9.5% 1901 580 −11.5% 1911 516 −11.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 467 −9.5% 1931 424 −9.2% 1946 290 −31.6% 1954 279 −3.8% 1962 288 +3.2% 1968 295 +2.4% 1975 356 +20.7% 1982 545 +53.1% 1990 624 +14.5% 1999 762 +22.1% 2006 870 +14.2% 2015 981 +12.8%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department