Châteauneuf, Loire
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Châteauneuf (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtonœf]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France, midway between Saint-Etienne and Lyon on the A-47 motorway.
Châteauneuf | |
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Château in 1789 | |
 Location of Châteauneuf | |
  Châteauneuf Location within France  Châteauneuf Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°31′22″N 4°37′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Rive-de-Gier |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Laget[1] |
Area 1 | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,724 |
| • Density | 126.3/km2 (327.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42053 /42800 |
| Elevation | 208–657 m (682–2,156 ft) (avg. 230 m or 750 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Châteauneuf is home to one of the units of ArcelorMittal subsidiary Industeel France.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 776 | — |
| 1975 | 902 | +2.17% |
| 1982 | 1,173 | +3.82% |
| 1990 | 1,351 | +1.78% |
| 1999 | 1,445 | +0.75% |
| 2007 | 1,466 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 1,518 | +0.70% |
| 2017 | 1,599 | +1.05% |
| 2023 | 1,724 | +1.26% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
