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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Chauffailles
Commune
Town centreTown centre
Coat of arms of ChauffaillesCoat of arms
Location of Chauffailles
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Coordinates: 46°12′26″N 4°20′27″E / 46.2072°N 4.3408°E / 46.2072; 4.3408
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
ArrondissementCharolles
CantonChauffailles
IntercommunalityLa Clayette Chauffailles en Brionnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Dumoulin
Area22.63 km (8.74 sq mi)
Population3,656
 • Density160/km (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code71120 /71170
Elevation352–653 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 2017-11-03
Saône-et-Loire Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department


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