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Lavoûte-Chilhac

Coordinates: 45°08′57″N 3°24′15″E / 45.1492°N 3.4042°E / 45.1492; 3.4042
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Lavoûte-Chilhac
Commune
Coat of arms of Lavoûte-Chilhac
Location of Lavoûte-Chilhac
Map
Lavoûte-Chilhac is located in France
Lavoûte-Chilhac
Lavoûte-Chilhac
Lavoûte-Chilhac is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lavoûte-Chilhac
Lavoûte-Chilhac
Coordinates: 45°08′57″N 3°24′15″E / 45.1492°N 3.4042°E / 45.1492; 3.4042
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementBrioude
CantonPays de Lafayette
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Dauphin[1]
Area
1
3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
261
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43118 /43380
Elevation447–640 m (1,467–2,100 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavoûte-Chilhac (French pronunciation: [lavut ʃijak]; Occitan: La Vòuta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.

Geography

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The village is located at an altitude of over 400 meters.[3]

In the gorges of the Allier, the village of Lavoûte-Chilhac is about halfway between Langeac and Vieille-Brioude (end of the gorges of the Allier which then joins the Limagne de Brioude).

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 344—    
1975 261−3.87%
1982 272+0.59%
1990 286+0.63%
1999 302+0.61%
2009 309+0.23%
2014 276−2.23%
2020 266−0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "LAVOUTE-CHILHAC - Carte plan hotel village de Lavoûte-Chilhac 43380 - Cartes France.fr". www.cartesfrance.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE