La Chamba

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of La Chamba

(2020–2026) Valerie Halvick^[1]Area

5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

45 • Density8.7/km² (22/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

42040 /42440

Elevation983–1,344 m (3,225–4,409 ft)
(avg. 1,087 m or 3,566 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Chamba (French pronunciation: [la ʃɑ̃ba]; Occitan: La Chambaa) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Climate

Climate data for La Chamba (Col de la Loge), 1261m (1991−2020 normals, 1997−2024 extremes)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	19.4 (66.9)	21.2 (70.2)	23.7 (74.7)	26.1 (79.0)	32.6 (90.7)	31.8 (89.2)	32.9 (91.2)	28.0 (82.4)	25.6 (78.1)	21.4 (70.5)	16.5 (61.7)	32.9 (91.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	3.1 (37.6)	6.4 (43.5)	9.8 (49.6)	13.7 (56.7)	18.0 (64.4)	19.8 (67.6)	19.9 (67.8)	15.9 (60.6)	11.8 (53.2)	6.0 (42.8)	3.6 (38.5)	10.9 (51.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.0 (32.0)	2.9 (37.2)	5.8 (42.4)	9.5 (49.1)	13.5 (56.3)	15.2 (59.4)	15.4 (59.7)	11.9 (53.4)	8.5 (47.3)	3.3 (37.9)	0.9 (33.6)	7.2 (45.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.0 (26.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	−0.6 (30.9)	1.8 (35.2)	5.4 (41.7)	9.1 (48.4)	10.6 (51.1)	11.0 (51.8)	8.0 (46.4)	5.1 (41.2)	0.5 (32.9)	−1.9 (28.6)	3.6 (38.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.3 (4.5)	−19.1 (−2.4)	−16.5 (2.3)	−8.9 (16.0)	−4.4 (24.1)	−0.9 (30.4)	2.5 (36.5)	1.8 (35.2)	−1.0 (30.2)	−9.9 (14.2)	−14.1 (6.6)	−17.3 (0.9)	−19.1 (−2.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	100.9 (3.97)	85.6 (3.37)	92.0 (3.62)	95.5 (3.76)	123.6 (4.87)	102.2 (4.02)	107.4 (4.23)	116.0 (4.57)	91.7 (3.61)	112.9 (4.44)	126.4 (4.98)	119.2 (4.69)	1,273.4 (50.13)
Average precipitation days	13.6	12.5	12.5	12.7	13.4	10.8	11.3	10.7	9.6	12.0	13.9	14.6	147.7
Source: Meteociel^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	87	—
1975	81	−1.02%
1982	68	−2.47%
1990	56	−2.40%
1999	53	−0.61%
2009	51	−0.38%
2014	52	+0.39%
2020	46	−2.02%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Normales et records pour Col de la Loge (42)". Meteociel. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE