Les Chères
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Les Chères (French pronunciation: [le ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
Les Chères | |
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A view within Les Chères, at the beginning of the 20th century | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Les Chères | |
  Les Chères  Les Chères | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′25″N 4°44′36″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Canton | Anse |
| Intercommunality | CC Beaujolais Pierres Dorées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alix Adamo[1] |
Area 1 | 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,503 |
| • Density | 275/km2 (713/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69055 /69380 |
| Elevation | 176–212 m (577–696 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demography
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 617 | — |
| 1975 | 756 | +2.94% |
| 1982 | 814 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 1,027 | +2.95% |
| 1999 | 1,073 | +0.49% |
| 2007 | 1,235 | +1.77% |
| 2012 | 1,430 | +2.98% |
| 2017 | 1,453 | +0.32% |
| 2023 | 1,503 | +0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
