Châtelus, Loire

Châtelus
Commune
Châtelus Châtelus
Coordinates: 45°35′48″N 4°27′59″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Montbrison
Canton	Feurs
Intercommunality	Monts du Lyonnais
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Viricel
Area 1	2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	42055 /42140
Elevation	550–788 m (1,804–2,585 ft) (avg. 692 m or 2,270 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Châtelus is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 300 —     1806 281 −6.3% 1821 322 +14.6% 1831 314 −2.5% 1841 283 −9.9% 1851 325 +14.8% 1861 336 +3.4% 1872 274 −18.5% 1881 260 −5.1% 1891 246 −5.4% 1901 206 −16.3% 1911 202 −1.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 204 +1.0% 1931 187 −8.3% 1946 184 −1.6% 1954 172 −6.5% 1962 164 −4.7% 1968 134 −18.3% 1975 106 −20.9% 1982 117 +10.4% 1990 106 −9.4% 1999 108 +1.9% 2004 118 +9.3% 2015 135 +14.4%

See also

• Communes of the Loire department