Charix

Charix
Charix
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Charix
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Nantua
Canton	Nantua
Intercommunality	Lac de Nantua
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Didier Palisson
Area1	18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	283
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01087 / 01130
Elevation	580–1,046 m (1,903–3,432 ft) (avg. 780 m or 2,560 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.

Charix is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	674	—
1800	739	+9.6%
1806	769	+4.1%
1821	641	−16.6%
1831	693	+8.1%
1836	726	+4.8%
1841	729	+0.4%
1846	720	−1.2%
1851	705	−2.1%
1856	632	−10.4%
1861	588	−7.0%
1866	570	−3.1%
1872	548	−3.9%
1876	525	−4.2%
1881	566	+7.8%
1886	481	−15.0%
1891	469	−2.5%
1896	444	−5.3%
1901	436	−1.8%
1906	437	+0.2%
1911	421	−3.7%
1921	316	−24.9%
1926	317	+0.3%
1931	299	−5.7%
1936	300	+0.3%
1946	293	−2.3%
1954	253	−13.7%
1962	253	+0.0%
1968	230	−9.1%
1975	205	−10.9%
1982	254	+23.9%
1990	261	+2.8%
1999	265	+1.5%
2008	297	+12.1%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Gazetteer Entry