Chappes, Allier

Chappes
The church in Chappes
Chappes
Location within Auvergne region  Chappes
Coordinates: 46°23′19″N 2°55′38″E / 46.3886°N 2.9272°ECoordinates: 46°23′19″N 2°55′38″E / 46.3886°N 2.9272°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Allier
Arrondissement	Montluçon
Canton	Commentry
Intercommunality	Région de Montmarault
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Elisabeth Blanchet[1]
Area^1	18.6 km^2 (7.2 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	204
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	03058 / 03390
Elevation	290–436 m (951–1,430 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 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.

Chappes is a commune in the Allier department in central France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	308	—
1968	352	+14.3%
1975	307	−12.8%
1982	240	−21.8%
1990	219	−8.8%
1999	221	+0.9%
2008	203	−8.1%
2012	204	+0.5%

See also

• Communes of the Allier department

References

• INSEE

1. "Liste nominative des communes de l'Allier (avec maire, arrondissement et canton)" [Nominative list of communes of Allier (with mayor, arrondissement and canton)] (PDF). Association of Mayors and Presidents of Communities of Allier. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.