Chauffailles | |
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Coordinates: 46°12′26″N 4°20′27″E / 46.2072°N 4.3408°E / 46.2072; 4.3408 | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Saône-et-Loire |
Arrondissement | Charolles |
Canton | Chauffailles |
Intercommunality | La Clayette Chauffailles en Brionnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Dumoulin |
Area | 22.63 km (8.74 sq mi) |
Population | 3,656 |
• Density | 160/km (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 71120 /71170 |
Elevation | 352–653 m (1,155–2,142 ft) (avg. 440 m or 1,440 ft) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Chauffailles (French pronunciation: [ʃofaj]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Chaufailles lies in the extreme south of the department of Saône-et-Loire at the foot of the Beaujolais mountains.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,479 | — |
1975 | 4,955 | +1.45% |
1982 | 4,831 | −0.36% |
1990 | 4,485 | −0.92% |
1999 | 4,119 | −0.94% |
2007 | 3,980 | −0.43% |
2012 | 3,818 | −0.83% |
2017 | 3,708 | −0.58% |
Source: INSEE |
Culture
Chauffailles was the base of the Congrégation des Soeurs de l'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles, an order of teaching nuns founded by Reine Antier (1801–83).
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 2017-11-03
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