Vals-le-Chastel

Vals-le-Chastel is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Vals-le-Chastel
Commune
Location of Vals-le-Chastel
Vals-le-Chastel Vals-le-Chastel
Coordinates: 45°16′18″N 3°31′19″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Corinne Boyer
Area ^1	3.99 km^2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	44
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43250 /43230
Elevation	507–777 m (1,663–2,549 ft) (avg. 530 m or 1,740 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 228 —     1806 241 +5.7% 1821 239 −0.8% 1831 231 −3.3% 1841 304 +31.6% 1851 229 −24.7% 1861 178 −22.3% 1872 196 +10.1% 1881 201 +2.6% 1891 176 −12.4% 1901 141 −19.9% 1911 134 −5.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 132 −1.5% 1931 110 −16.7% 1946 86 −21.8% 1954 71 −17.4% 1962 66 −7.0% 1968 63 −4.5% 1975 62 −1.6% 1982 46 −25.8% 1990 44 −4.3% 1999 46 +4.5% 2009 46 +0.0% 2017 44 −4.3%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.