Chauffailles (French pronunciation: [ʃofaj]) is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
Chaufailles lies in the extreme south of the department of Saône-et-Loire at the foot of the Beaujolais mountains.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 4,479 | — |
1975 | 4,955 | +1.45% |
1982 | 4,831 | −0.36% |
1990 | 4,485 | −0.92% |
1999 | 4,119 | −0.94% |
2007 | 3,980 | −0.43% |
2012 | 3,818 | −0.83% |
2017 | 3,708 | −0.58% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Culture
Chauffailles was the base of the Congrégation des Soeurs de l'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles, an order of teaching nuns founded by Reine Antier (1801–83).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Biographie de Reine Antier (in French), Congrégation des Soeurs de L'Enfant-Jésus de Chauffailles (Province du Canada), retrieved 2017-11-03