Chindrieux
| Chindrieux | |
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The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux | |
  Chindrieux | |
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Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Chindrieux | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°ECoordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Canton | Ruffieux |
| Area1 | 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,214 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73085 / 73310 |
| Elevation |
227–900 m (745–2,953 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft) |
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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. | |
Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies near Lake Bourget.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
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