Chindrieux | |
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The Château de Châtillon, in Chindrieux
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Coordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°ECoordinates: 45°49′18″N 5°51′00″E / 45.821667°N 05.85°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Savoie |
Arrondissement | Chambéry |
Canton | Ruffieux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Marie-Claire Barbier |
Area1 | 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi) |
Population (2014)2 | 1,331 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
INSEE/Postal code | 73085 / 73310 |
Elevation | 227–900 m (745–2,953 ft) (avg. 284 m or 932 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
It lies near Lake Bourget.
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.