Chanterelle, Cantal

Chanterelle
Commune
The Rhue river in Chanterelle
Location of Chanterelle
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Coordinates: 45°22′50″N 2°48′53″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Cantal
Arrondissement	Saint-Flour
Canton	Riom-ès-Montagnes
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Maurice Pallut[1]
Area ^1	19.72 km^2 (7.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	99
• Density	5.0/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	15040 /15190
Elevation	800–1,225 m (2,625–4,019 ft) (avg. 1,000 m or 3,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chanterelle (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃tʁɛl] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Chantarela) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.

Geography

The river Rhue flows southwest through the western part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	271	—
1968	307	+13.3%
1975	227	−26.1%
1982	161	−29.1%
1990	165	+2.5%
1999	150	−9.1%
2008	139	−7.3%

See also

• Communes of the Cantal department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.