Chamalières

Chamalières
Town hall
Location of Chamalières
Chamalières
Chamalières
Coordinates: 45°46′28″N 3°04′04″E / 45.7744°N 3.0678°E / 45.7744; 3.0678
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementClermont-Ferrand
CantonChamalières
IntercommunalityClermont Auvergne Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Louis Giscard d'Estaing
Area
1
3.77 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
17,591
  Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63075 /63400
Elevation385–582 m (1,263–1,909 ft)
(avg. 415 m or 1,362 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chamalières (French pronunciation: [ʃamaljɛʁ]; Auvergnat: Chamaleiras) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France.

With 17,276 inhabitants (2019), Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. It lies adjacent to the west of Clermont-Ferrand and about 241 kilometres (150 mi) from Lyon.