Chavaniac-Lafayette

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Maurice Lac^[1]Area8.41 km² (3.25 sq mi)Population268 • Density32/km² (83/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation620–1,046 m (2,034–3,432 ft)
(avg. 714 m or 2,343 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chavaniac-Lafayette (French pronunciation: [ʃavanjak lafajɛt]; Occitan: Chavanhac de La Faieta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

The Château de Chavaniac, located in the commune, was the birthplace of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette in 1757. Originally named Chavaniac, the commune was renamed Chavaniac-Lafayette in 1884 in honor of its most famous resident.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	458	—
1975	389	−2.31%
1982	352	−1.42%
1990	317	−1.30%
1999	293	−0.87%
2009	287	−0.21%
2014	278	−0.64%
2020	266	−0.73%
Source: INSEE[3]

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See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department
• The Bastard (novel)

References