Charlieu
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Commune of Charlieu |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Arrondissement | Roanne |
| Canton | Charlieu (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Le Pays de Charlieu |
| Mayor | René Lapallus (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 268 m–378 m (avg. 265 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6,7 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
3582 |
| - Density | 534/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 42052/ 42190 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Charlieu is a town and commune in the Loire département at the northern extremity of the Rhone-Alpes region of France. It is home to Charlieu Abbey.
It is twinned with the town of Calne in Wiltshire, UK.
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