Chastanier

Chastanier
Chastanier
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Location of Chastanier
	Chastanier Chastanier
	Coordinates: 44°43′34″N 3°45′19″E / 44.7261°N 3.7553°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Langogne
Intercommunality	Haut Allier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Odoul
Area 1	10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Population (2021)	78
• Density	7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	48041 /48300
Elevation	952–1,169 m (3,123–3,835 ft) ; (avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chastanier is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population of Chastanier

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	250	—
1800	230	−8.0%
1806	212	−7.8%
1821	240	+13.2%
1831	242	+0.8%
1836	260	+7.4%
1841	242	−6.9%
1846	258	+6.6%
1851	270	+4.7%
1856	292	+8.1%
1861	286	−2.1%
1866	273	−4.5%
1872	261	−4.4%
1876	257	−1.5%
1881	283	+10.1%
1886	299	+5.7%
1891	261	−12.7%
1896	289	+10.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	257	−11.1%
1906	271	+5.4%
1911	269	−0.7%
1921	278	+3.3%
1926	288	+3.6%
1931	251	−12.8%
1936	240	−4.4%
1946	206	−14.2%
1954	181	−12.1%
1962	169	−6.6%
1968	140	−17.2%
1975	118	−15.7%
1982	106	−10.2%
1990	113	+6.6%
1999	89	−21.2%
2007	92	+3.4%
2012	94	+2.2%
2017	78	−17.0%

Source: Cassini^[4] and INSEE^[5]

Geography

The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's south-western border, flows northward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its north-western border. Good place for fishing and enjoy outdoor sports such as VTT and running.