Lavoûte-Chilhac (French pronunciation: [lavut ʃijak]; Occitan: La Vòuta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
Lavoûte-Chilhac | |
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Commune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lavoûte-Chilhac  | |
  Lavoûte-Chilhac  Lavoûte-Chilhac | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′57″N 3°24′15″E / 45.1492°N 3.4042°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Brioude |
| Canton | Pays de Lafayette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Dauphin[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 261 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43118 /43380 |
| Elevation | 447–640 m (1,467–2,100 ft) (avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe village is located at an altitude of over 400 meters.[3]
In the gorges of the Allier, the village of Lavoûte-Chilhac is about halfway between Langeac and Vieille-Brioude (end of the gorges of the Allier which then joins the Limagne de Brioude).
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 344 | — |
| 1975 | 261 | −3.87% |
| 1982 | 272 | +0.59% |
| 1990 | 286 | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 302 | +0.61% |
| 2009 | 309 | +0.23% |
| 2014 | 276 | −2.23% |
| 2020 | 266 | −0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "LAVOUTE-CHILHAC - Carte plan hotel village de Lavoûte-Chilhac 43380 - Cartes France.fr". www.cartesfrance.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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