Lavoûte-Chilhac

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

(2020–2026) Christian Dauphin^[1]Area3.61 km² (1.39 sq mi)Population261 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation447–640 m (1,467–2,100 ft)
(avg. 470 m or 1,540 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavoûte-Chilhac (French pronunciation: [lavut ʃijak]; Occitan: La Vòuta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The village is located at an altitude of over 400 meters.^[3]

In the gorges of the Allier, the village of Lavoûte-Chilhac is about halfway between Langeac and Vieille-Brioude (end of the gorges of the Allier which then joins the Limagne de Brioude).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	344	—
1975	261	−3.87%
1982	272	+0.59%
1990	286	+0.63%
1999	302	+0.61%
2009	309	+0.23%
2014	276	−2.23%
2020	266	−0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References