Chavanay

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

Chavanay
Commune
Location of Chavanay
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Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°43′55″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Le Pilat
Intercommunality	Pilat rhodanien
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Métral[1]
Area 1	15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,886
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42056 /42410
Elevation	140–463 m (459–1,519 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,815 —     1821 1,719 −0.19% 1846 1,809 +0.20% 1872 1,703 −0.23% 1901 1,708 +0.01% 1926 1,546 −0.40% 1946 1,510 −0.12% 1962 1,645 +0.54%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 1,710 +0.65% 1975 1,666 −0.37% 1982 1,857 +1.56% 1990 2,071 +1.37% 1999 2,288 +1.11% 2007 2,734 +2.25% 2012 2,842 +0.78% 2017 2,885 +0.30%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Twin towns

Chavanay is twinned with Waldkirch, Germany, since 1994.

See also

• Communes of the Loire department