Charlieu (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁljø] ⓘ; Arpitan: 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.

It is twinned with the town of Calne in Wiltshire, UK.

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