Chidrac

Chidrac is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.

Chidrac
Commune
View of Chidrac from Lavelle
Location of Chidrac
Chidrac Chidrac
Coordinates: 45°33′18″N 3°08′59″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement	Issoire
Canton	Le Sancy[1]
Intercommunality	Puys et Couzes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrick Kindt[2]
Area ^1	3.57 km^2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[3]	523
• Density	150/km^2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	63109 /63320
Elevation	445–644 m (1,460–2,113 ft) (avg. 446 m or 1,463 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 located 8 kilometers west of Issoire. It is located on the Couze Pavin, a small waterway that flows into the Allier at Issoire.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 409 —     1806 409 +0.0% 1821 406 −0.7% 1831 384 −5.4% 1841 371 −3.4% 1851 343 −7.5% 1861 315 −8.2% 1872 337 +7.0% 1881 380 +12.8% 1891 400 +5.3% 1901 395 −1.2% 1911 341 −13.7% 1921 262 −23.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1931 254 −3.1% 1946 265 +4.3% 1954 352 +32.8% 1962 363 +3.1% 1968 387 +6.6% 1975 371 −4.1% 1982 379 +2.2% 1990 397 +4.7% 1999 377 −5.0% 2007 473 +25.5% 2011 487 +3.0% 2014 482 −1.0%

See also

• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

1. "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
2. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
3. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.