Chalain-le-Comtal

Chalain-le-Comtal is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Chalain-le-Comtal
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Chalain-le-Comtal
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Coordinates: 45°38′46″N 4°10′15″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Montbrison
Intercommunality	CA Loire Forez
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alféo Guiotto
Area ^1	18.36 km^2 (7.09 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	705
• Density	38/km^2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42038 /42600
Elevation	338–383 m (1,109–1,257 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	400	—
1806	484	+21.0%
1821	438	−9.5%
1831	480	+9.6%
1841	532	+10.8%
1851	555	+4.3%
1861	563	+1.4%
1872	561	−0.4%
1881	684	+21.9%
1891	701	+2.5%
1901	708	+1.0%
1911	659	−6.9%
1921	540	−18.1%
1931	481	−10.9%
1946	455	−5.4%
1954	455	+0.0%
1962	415	−8.8%
1968	385	−7.2%
1975	364	−5.5%
1982	357	−1.9%
1990	385	+7.8%
1999	454	+17.9%
2006	587	+29.3%
2015	710	+21.0%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.