Chazelles-sur-Lavieu

Chazelles-sur-Lavieu (French pronunciation: [ʃazɛl syʁ lavjø], Chazelles on Lavieu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Chazelles-sur-Lavieu
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Chazelles-sur-Lavieu
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Coordinates: 45°32′23″N 4°00′05″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christiane Brun-Jarry[1]
Area 1	9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	255
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42058 /42560
Elevation	586–1,200 m (1,923–3,937 ft) (avg. 911 m or 2,989 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.
1968	259	—
1975	221	−2.24%
1982	174	−3.36%
1990	156	−1.36%
1999	177	+1.41%
2009	247	+3.39%
2014	293	+3.47%
2020	254	−2.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Loire department