Chindrieux

Chindrieux
Chindrieux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Savoie
Arrondissement	Chambéry
Canton	Ruffieux
Statistics
Elevation	227–900 m (745–3,000 ft) (avg. 284 m/932 ft)
Land area1	16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
Population2	1,214  (2006)
- Density	74 /km2 (190 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	73085/ 73310
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.

Coordinates: 45°29′31″N 5°30′40″E / 45.4920°N 05.5111°E / 45.4920; 05.5111

Chindrieux is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It lies near Lake Bourget.

World heritage site

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.^[1]

See also

• Communes of the Savoie department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

External links

• Chindrieux photos