Champdieu

Champdieu
The church and surrounding buildings in Champdieu
Coat of arms
Location of Champdieu
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrice Couchaud
Area 1	18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	1,651
• Density	91/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42046 /42600
Elevation	363–727 m (1,191–2,385 ft) (avg. 398 m or 1,306 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champdieu is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

History

This region was developed into a monastery and surrounding village by the Benedictine monks, when the King of Aquitaine granted the lands to Berno of Cluny, whom eventually passed the fief on to this nephew Vido of Champdieu. The town and name of Champdieu evolved in the course of ages. First of all CANDICUS (Roman leader), then in the 11th century the village is called CANDIACO. It becomes in the 13th century CHANDIACO then CHANDIEU and becoming in the 16th century into "FIELD-GOD" expression in French to finally in 1801 to be registered CHAMPDIEU.

CASTRUM CANDIACO

"Sunt autem ipsæ res site in pago Lugdunense, in agro Candiacense, in villa et Castrum Candiaco dei Baronum Candiæ" Latin inscription in the land registry of the Castle and baronny of Candia.

The origin of the village parried be previous to Carolingian times.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department