Chavaniac-Lafayette

Chavaniac-Lafayette
Commune
Château de Chavaniac
Location of Chavaniac-Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette Location within France Chavaniac-Lafayette Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coordinates: 45°09′34″N 3°34′52″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice Lac
Area 1	8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	273
• Density	32.5/km2 (84.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43067 /43230
Elevation	620–1,046 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%
2007	291	−0.09%
2012	275	−1.12%
2017	275	+0.00%
2023	273	−0.12%
Source: INSEE

Gallery

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See also

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

External links

• Media related to Chavaniac-Lafayette at Wikimedia Commons