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Chailles
Commune
Church of Saint-Martin
Coat of arms
Location of Chailles
Chailles Location within France Chailles Location within Centre-Val de Loire
Coordinates: 47°32′33″N 1°18′41″E
Country	France
Region	Centre-Val de Loire
Department	Loir-et-Cher
Arrondissement	Blois
Canton	Blois-3
Intercommunality	CA Blois Agglopolys
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	Florent Marmagne
Area 1	18.54 km2 (7.16 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	2,726
• Density	147.0/km2 (380.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Chaillois.e
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	41032 /41120
Elevation	63–110 m (207–361 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chailles (French pronunciation: [ʃɑj], [ʃaj]) is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	609	—
1821	770	+0.84%
1846	924	+0.73%
1872	959	+0.14%
1901	829	−0.50%
1926	703	−0.66%
1946	671	−0.23%
1962	769	+0.86%
1968	1,014	+4.72%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1975	1,249	+3.02%
1982	1,556	+3.19%
1990	1,602	+0.36%
1999	2,019	+2.60%
2007	2,427	+2.33%
2012	2,562	+1.09%
2017	2,680	+0.90%
2023	2,726	+0.28%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

See also

• Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department