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Chalais

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Also known as Saint-Christophe (réunie à Chalais)

commune in Charente, France

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Chalais is a commune in France, situated in the Charente department within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Chalais and the canton of Tude-et-Lavalette. The municipality has an area of 17.58 square kilometers and an elevation of 130 meters above sea level. Its official name is Chalais, La Rivière, and it was established on 1973-01-01.

The town is bordered by Curac, Montboyer, Orival, and Rioux-Martin. It is twinned with Bad Saulgau. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 2,538 residents and another citing 1,986. The postal code for the area is 16210.

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Place details

Locality
Chalais
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
1,986

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Air quality

46US AQIGood
PM2.5
8.8 µg/m³
PM10
11.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department
Charente
Arrondissement
Angoulême
Canton
Tude-et-Lavalette
Intercommunality
Lavalette Tude Dronne
Mayor 2024 2026
Jacques Blanchet
Area
17.58 km (6.79 sq mi)
Population 2023
1,812
Density
103.1/km (267.0/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
16073 /16210
Elevation
35–130 m (115–427 ft)

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Official website

Mairie de Chalais / Chalais

Ville de Chalais en Charente

chalais.net

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Chalais
Country
France
Population
1812
Area
17.58
Elevation
72
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Yviers
Official website
www.chalais.net
Image
Chalais chat3.JPG
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twinned administrative body
Bad Saulgau
Commons category
Chalais (Charente)
postal code
16210
different from
Chalais
associated electoral district
canton of Tude-et-Lavalette
male population
798
female population
961
inception
1973-01-01
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-5-45-98-10-33
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

Chalais ( French pronunciation: [ʃalɛ]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is the southernmost town in the Charente with over 1,000 people. It lies along the river Tude.

Population

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chalais” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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