Chambonas

Chambonas (French pronunciation: ​[ʃɑ̃bɔnas][2]) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.

Chambonas
Commune
A general view of Chambonas
Coat of arms
Location of Chambonas
Chambonas Chambonas
Coordinates: 44°25′05″N 4°07′46″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Largentière
Canton	Les Cévennes ardéchoises
Intercommunality	Pays des Vans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bérengère Bastide
Area ^1	12.08 km^2 (4.66 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	905
• Density	75/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	07050 /07140
Elevation	121–409 m (397–1,342 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Chassezac.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,202 —     1800 718 −40.3% 1806 1,091 +51.9% 1821 1,055 −3.3% 1831 1,286 +21.9% 1836 1,322 +2.8% 1841 1,327 +0.4% 1846 1,350 +1.7% 1851 1,204 −10.8% 1856 1,249 +3.7% 1861 1,152 −7.8% 1866 1,127 −2.2% 1872 1,099 −2.5% 1876 1,071 −2.5% 1881 1,012 −5.5% 1886 981 −3.1% 1891 1,000 +1.9%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 892 −10.8% 1901 922 +3.4% 1906 866 −6.1% 1911 861 −0.6% 1921 748 −13.1% 1926 767 +2.5% 1931 749 −2.3% 1936 649 −13.4% 1946 660 +1.7% 1954 595 −9.8% 1962 605 +1.7% 1968 605 +0.0% 1975 566 −6.4% 1982 520 −8.1% 1990 552 +6.2% 1999 555 +0.5% 2008 612 +10.3%

See also

• Communes of the Ardèche department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Série d'été : Les trésors historiques de Chambonas". LCI (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-06.