Le Cheylas (French pronunciation: [lə ʃela]) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 451 —     1800 577 +3.58% 1806 588 +0.32% 1821 718 +1.34% 1831 650 −0.99% 1836 810 +4.50% 1841 805 −0.12% 1846 773 −0.81% 1851 796 +0.59% 1856 818 +0.55% 1861 793 −0.62% 1866 803 +0.25% 1872 772 −0.65% 1876 782 +0.32% 1881 823 +1.03% 1886 781 −1.04% 1891 716 −1.72% 1896 675 −1.17%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 613 −1.91% 1906 583 −1.00% 1911 525 −2.07% 1921 546 +0.39% 1926 610 +2.24% 1931 720 +3.37% 1936 749 +0.79% 1946 792 +0.56% 1954 838 +0.71% 1962 941 +1.46% 1968 1,110 +2.79% 1975 1,173 +0.79% 1982 1,311 +1.60% 1990 1,567 +2.25% 1999 2,118 +3.40% 2007 2,655 +2.86% 2012 2,680 +0.19% 2017 2,566 −0.87%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Le Cheylas is twinned with:

• Pavarolo, Italy (1995)

• Communes of the Isère department