Cheylade

Cheylade (French pronunciation: [ʃelad]; Auvergnat: Chailada) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Cheylade
Commune
The church of Saint Léger, in Cheylade
Location of Cheylade
Cheylade Show map of France Cheylade Show map of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°12′37″N 2°43′00″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Murat
Intercommunality	Pays Gentiane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Raynal[1]
Area 1	32.81 km2 (12.67 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	224
• Density	6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15049 /15400
Elevation	914–1,490 m (2,999–4,888 ft) (avg. 950 m or 3,120 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.	±%
1962	497	—
1968	610	+22.7%
1975	505	−17.2%
1982	424	−16.0%
1990	360	−15.1%
1999	336	−6.7%
2008	280	−16.7%
2016	229	−18.2%

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department
• Saint-Léger de Cheylade Church