Chavanay | |
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Commune | |
 Location of Chavanay | |
Chavanay Chavanay | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 4°43′55″E / 45.4156°N 4.7319°E / 45.4156; 4.7319 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Étienne |
| Canton | Le Pilat |
| Intercommunality | Pilat rhodanien |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Métral1 |
Area 1 | 15.06 km2 (5.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 2,884 |
| • Density | 191.5/km2 (496.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42056 /42410 |
| Elevation | 140–463 m (459–1,519 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chavanay (French pronunciation: [ʃavanɛ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
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Twin towns
Chavanay is twinned with Buchholz, Waldkirch, Germany, since 1994.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Chavanay, EHESS (in French).
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE