Chaveyriat

Chaveyriat (French pronunciation: [ʃaveʁja]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It sits north of the D396 road, and is located 7 km north east of Neuville-les-Dames and 13 km west of Bourg-en-Bresse.

Chaveyriat
Commune
Town hall and school
Location of Chaveyriat
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Coordinates: 46°11′00″N 5°04′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Bourg-en-Bresse
Canton	Vonnas
Intercommunality	Veyle
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Jacquet[1]
Area 1	16.87 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,057
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	01096 /01660
Elevation	188–260 m (617–853 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The romanesque parish church is dedicated to St John the Baptist.

History

The first mention of the town dates from 933 under the name of Cavariaco in the collection of Charters of Cluny.

The castle of Chaveyriat was destroyed in 1376 by the troops of the Sire de Beaujeu, it had been the home of Hugues de Marchant, then, successively, was held by the families of Columbus, Cheminant, Varax, de la Cley.

In 1601, after the Treaty of Lyons, Chaveyriat became part of the Burgundy province of France.

Between 1790 and 1795, it became a municipality in the canton of Châtillon-les-Dombes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	616	—
1975	567	−1.18%
1982	598	+0.76%
1990	766	+3.14%
1999	810	+0.62%
2007	896	+1.27%
2012	959	+1.37%
2017	1,008	+1.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Ain department