Vals-le-Chastel

Vals-le-Chastel
Commune
Location of Vals-le-Chastel
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Coordinates: 45°16′18″N3°31′19″E / 45.2717°N 3.5219°E / 45.2717; 3.5219
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Pays de Lafayette
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Cubizolles [1]
Area 1	3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Highest elevation	777 m (2,549 ft)
Lowest elevation	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (2023) [2]	39
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43250 /43230
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vals-le-Chastel is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	63	—
1975	62	−0.23%
1982	46	−4.17%
1990	44	−0.55%
1999	46	+0.50%
2007	49	+0.79%
2012	45	−1.69%
2017	44	−0.45%
2023	39	−1.99%
Source: INSEE [3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE