Charlieu

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Charlieu

|commune status = Commune

|image coat of arms = Blason Charlieu.svg

|image = Abbaye de Charlieu - Ruines Eglise - 2.jpg

|caption = Abbey

|arrondissement = Roanne

|canton = Charlieu

|INSEE = 42052

|postal code = 42190

|mayor = Bruno Berthelier{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality =

|coordinates = {{coord|46.16|4.1725|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 265

|elevation min m = 268

|elevation max m = 378

|area km2 = 6.7

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Charlieu ({{IPA|fr|ʃaʁljø|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-ChoumX-Charlieu.wav}}; {{langx|frp|Charluè}}) is a commune in the Loire department at the northern end of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is home to Charlieu Abbey.