Cheylade

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Cheylade

(2020–2026) Christophe Raynal^[1]Area

32.81 km² (12.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

223 • Density6.8/km² (18/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

15049 /15400

Elevation914–1,490 m (2,999–4,888 ft)
(avg. 950 m or 3,120 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cheylade (French pronunciation: [ʃelad]; Auvergnat: Chailada) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	497	—
1968	610	+22.7%
1975	505	−17.2%
1982	424	−16.0%
1990	360	−15.1%
1999	336	−6.7%
2008	280	−16.7%
2016	229	−18.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.