Chastreix

Chastreix
Chastreix

Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 2°44′08″E / 45.5128°N 2.7356°E / 45.5128; 2.7356Coordinates: 45°30′46″N 2°44′08″E / 45.5128°N 2.7356°E / 45.5128; 2.7356
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Issoire
Canton Canton of La Tour-d'Auvergne
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Babut
Area1 45.12 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 254
  Density 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 63098 / 63680
Elevation 895–1,883 m (2,936–6,178 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)

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.

Chastreix is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.

To the northeast of Chastreix is the small ski resort of Chastreix-Sancy.

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