Chambles

Chambles
Chambles
Commune
	Tower and staircase
	Coat of arms
	Location of Chambles
	Chambles Chambles
	Coordinates: 45°26′34″N 4°14′20″E / 45.4428°N 4.2389°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Giraud
Area 1	18.9 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (2023)	1,075
• Density	56.9/km2 (147/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42042 /42170
Elevation	360–741 m (1,181–2,431 ft) ; (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chambles (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃bl]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. The commune has an area of 18.90 km² and its altitude ranges from 360 to 741 meters.^[3] As of 2019, there were 522 dwellings in Chambles, of which 420 main residences.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	700	—
1800	700	+0.00%
1806	698	−0.05%
1821	715	+0.16%
1831	702	−0.18%
1836	782	+2.18%
1841	791	+0.23%
1846	897	+2.55%
1851	975	+1.68%
1856	1,020	+0.91%
1861	803	−4.67%
1866	912	+2.58%
1872	685	−4.66%
1876	696	+0.40%
1881	724	+0.79%
1886	707	−0.47%
1891	655	−1.52%
1896	647	−0.25%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	580	−2.16%
1906	550	−1.06%
1911	516	−1.27%
1921	467	−0.99%
1926	465	−0.09%
1931	424	−1.83%
1936	380	−2.17%
1946	290	−2.67%
1954	279	−0.48%
1962	288	+0.40%
1968	295	+0.40%
1975	356	+2.72%
1982	545	+6.27%
1990	624	+1.71%
1999	762	+2.24%
2007	914	+2.30%
2012	967	+1.13%
2017	1,000	+0.67%

Source: EHESS^[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chambles, EHESS (in French).
^ Logement en 2019, INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

[ehess-3] Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chambles, EHESS (in French).

[4] Logement en 2019, INSEE

[pophist-5] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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