Champdieu
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Champdieu (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃djø]; Arpitan: Chandié [ʃã.ˈdʒi]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Champdieu
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Commune | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Champdieu | |
  Champdieu  Champdieu | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′44″N 4°02′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Montbrison |
| Canton | Boën-sur-Lignon |
| Intercommunality | CA Loire Forez |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Couchaud[1] |
Area 1 | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,064 |
| • Density | 113/km2 (294/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. | |
History
The village developed around a Benedictine priory, established in the 9th or 10th century. The priory church and three sides of the adjacent cloister have been preserved.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 858 | — |
| 1975 | 1,120 | +3.88% |
| 1982 | 1,291 | +2.05% |
| 1990 | 1,355 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 1,471 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 1,627 | +1.27% |
| 2012 | 1,751 | +1.48% |
| 2017 | 1,919 | +1.85% |
| 2023 | 2,064 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
