Chirac, Lozère

Chirac

A view of Chirac and St-Bonnet

Coat of arms
Chirac

Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 3°15′58″E / 44.5247°N 3.2661°E / 44.5247; 3.2661Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 3°15′58″E / 44.5247°N 3.2661°E / 44.5247; 3.2661
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Chirac
Intercommunality Gévaudan
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Boyer
Area1 33.79 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,006
  Density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 48049 / 48100
Elevation 605–1,254 m (1,985–4,114 ft)
(avg. 640 m or 2,100 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.

Chirac is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourgs-sur-Colagne.[1]

Geography

Situated on the banks of the Colagne river in the heart of the Massif central. The D809 road passes through the village.

Population

Historical population of Chirac, Lozère
Year196219681975198219901999
Population8017896898949831006
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places and monuments

Activities

As in the majority of the towns of Lozère, the principal activity is farming, although service industry sectors have started to play a larger part in the region.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Arrêté préfectoral 15 December 2015

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