Charlieu

Charlieu
Commune
Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Charlieu
Charlieu Charlieu
Coordinates: 46°09′36″N 4°10′21″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Roanne
Canton	Charlieu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Berthelier
Area 1	6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,712
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42052 /42190
Elevation	268–378 m (879–1,240 ft) (avg. 265 m or 869 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Charlieu (Arpitan: Charluè) is a commune in the Loire department at the northern end of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is home to Charlieu Abbey.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,600 —     1806 2,354 −9.5% 1821 2,404 +2.1% 1831 3,424 +42.4% 1841 3,689 +7.7% 1851 3,984 +8.0% 1861 3,936 −1.2% 1872 3,879 −1.4% 1881 5,720 +47.5% 1891 5,247 −8.3% 1901 5,406 +3.0% 1911 5,354 −1.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 5,046 −5.8% 1931 5,263 +4.3% 1946 4,976 −5.5% 1954 5,069 +1.9% 1962 4,911 −3.1% 1968 4,923 +0.2% 1975 4,789 −2.7% 1982 4,322 −9.8% 1990 3,727 −13.8% 1999 3,582 −3.9% 2004 3,727 +4.0% 2015 3,694 −0.9%

Twin towns

It is twinned with the town of Calne in Wiltshire, UK.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

External links

• Town website
• Gazetteer Entry