Champdieu | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Champdieu (Loire).svg |
Arrondissement: | Montbrison |
Canton: | Boën-sur-Lignon |
Insee: | 42046 |
Postal Code: | 42600 |
Mayor: | Patrice Couchaud[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Loire Forez |
Coordinates: | 45.6456°N 4.0461°W |
Elevation M: | 398 |
Elevation Min M: | 363 |
Elevation Max M: | 727 |
Area Km2: | 18.2 |
Champdieu (in French pronounced as /ʃɑ̃djø/) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
The village developed around a Benedictine priory, established in the 9th or 10th century. The priory church and three sides of the adjacent cloister have been preserved.