Chalais, Dordogne

Chalais
Chalais
Administration
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Canton	Jumilhac-le-Grand
Intercommunality	Pays de Jumilhac-le-Grand
Mayor	Gérard Taffu (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	220–313 m (720–1,027 ft)
Land area1	18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
Population2	454  (2008)
- Density	24 /km2 (62 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	24095/ 24800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°30′31″N 0°55′42″E / 45.5086111111°N 0.928333333333°E / 45.5086111111; 0.928333333333

Chalais (since June 2009, formerly Chaleix^[1]) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

Population

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	562	—
1968	513	−8.7%
1975	456	−11.1%
1982	385	−15.6%
1990	425	+10.4%
1999	435	+2.4%
2008	454	+4.4%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ (French) legifrance.gouv.fr