Champdieu

Champdieu (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃djø]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Champdieu
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Champdieu
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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  (2022)[2]	2,035
• Density	110/km2 (290/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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	858	—
1975	1,120	+3.88%
1982	1,291	+2.05%
1990	1,355	+0.61%
1999	1,471	+0.92%
2009	1,665	+1.25%
2014	1,824	+1.84%
2020	1,978	+1.36%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department