Chindrieux

Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Chindrieux
Commune
The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux
Location of Chindrieux
Chindrieux
Chindrieux
Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementChambéry
CantonBugey savoyard
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Marie-Claire Barbier
Area
1
16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,361
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73085 /73310
Elevation227–900 m (745–2,953 ft)
(avg. 284 m or 932 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It lies near Lake Bourget.

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps



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