Chanterelle, Cantal

Chanterelle
The Rhue river in Chanterelle
Chanterelle
Location within Auvergne region  Chanterelle
Coordinates: 45°22′50″N 2°48′53″E / 45.3806°N 2.8147°ECoordinates: 45°22′50″N 2°48′53″E / 45.3806°N 2.8147°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Condat
Intercommunality	Cézallier
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Pallut
Area^1	19.72 km^2 (7.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	139
• Density	7.0/km^2 (18/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	15040 / 15190
Elevation	800–1,225 m (2,625–4,019 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chanterelle is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

The river Rhue flows southwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	271	—
1968	307	+13.3%
1975	227	−26.1%
1982	161	−29.1%
1990	165	+2.5%
1999	150	−9.1%
2008	139	−7.3%

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

• INSEE