La Chapelle-Geneste

La Chapelle-Geneste
Commune
Location of La Chapelle-Geneste
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Coordinates: 45°21′02″N 3°40′06″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Plateau du Haut-Velay granitique
Intercommunality	CA du Puy-en-Velay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Noton[1]
Area ^1	18.06 km^2 (6.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	110
• Density	6.1/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43059 /43160
Elevation	668–1,114 m (2,192–3,655 ft) (avg. 1,004 m or 3,294 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chapelle-Geneste (French pronunciation: [la ʃapɛl ʒənɛst]; Occitan: La Chapèla Genesta) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Geography

The Senouire flows west, then south, through the southwestern part of the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	247	—
1975	180	−4.42%
1982	151	−2.48%
1990	139	−1.03%
1999	141	+0.16%
2009	138	−0.21%
2014	116	−3.41%
2020	110	−0.88%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire 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.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE