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Champdieu (; Arpitan: Chandié ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

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Champdieu is a commune in the Loire department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Montbrison and the canton of Boën-sur-Lignon. The municipality covers an area of 18.2 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 727 meters above sea level. It shares borders with Montbrison, Chalain-d'Uzore, Châtelneuf, and Essertines-en-Châtelneuf.

The population of Champdieu is recorded as 2,064, comprising 963 males and 956 females. Another source lists the population as 1,513. The commune uses the postal code 42600. Its administrative contact details include the email address [email protected] and the phone number +33-4-77-97-17-29.

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Place details

Locality
Champdieu
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Population
1,513

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Air quality

51US AQIModerate
PM2.5
10.7 µg/m³
PM10
16.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Champdieu
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
CHAMPDIEU-42.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Champdieu (Loire).svg
French commune.arrondissement
Montbrison
French commune.canton
Boën-sur-Lignon
French commune.INSEE
42046
French commune.postal code
42600
French commune.mayor
Patrice Couchaud
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Loire Forez
French commune.elevation m
398
French commune.elevation min m
363
French commune.elevation max m
727
French commune.area km2
18.2

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History
  • Population
  • See also
  • References

Champdieu (; Arpitan: Chandié ) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

==History== The village developed around a Benedictine priory, established in the 9th or 10th century. The priory church and three sides of the adjacent cloister have been preserved.

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

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