Chirac, Lozère
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A view of Chirac and St-Bonnet
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Location within Occitanie region
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| Coordinates: 44°31′29″N 3°15′58″E / 44.5247°N 3.2661°ECoordinates: 44°31′29″N 3°15′58″E / 44.5247°N 3.2661°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Lozère | |
| Arrondissement | Mende | |
| Canton | Chirac | |
| Intercommunality | Gévaudan | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Boyer | |
| Area1 | 33.79 km2 (13.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,006 | |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48049 /48100 | |
| Elevation | 605–1,254 m (1,985–4,114 ft) (avg. 640 m or 2,100 ft) |
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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. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Chirac is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourgs-sur-Colagne.
Situated on the banks of the Colagne river in the heart of the Massif central. The D809 road passes through the village.
As in the majority of the towns of Lozère, the principal activity is farming, although service industry sectors have started to play a larger part in the region.
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