Charron, Creuse

Charron
Charron

Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 2°33′49″E / 46.0606°N 2.5636°E / 46.0606; 2.5636Coordinates: 46°03′38″N 2°33′49″E / 46.0606°N 2.5636°E / 46.0606; 2.5636
Country France
Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Creuse
Arrondissement Aubusson
Canton Auzances
Intercommunality Auzances-Bellegarde
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Michel Ribière
Area1 30.11 km2 (11.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 238
  Density 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 23054 / 23700
Elevation 390–705 m (1,280–2,313 ft)
(avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Charron is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated by the banks of the river Pampeluze, the border with the department of Allier, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junctions of the D4a, D511 and the D998 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962424    
1968469+10.6%
1975405−13.6%
1982349−13.8%
1990281−19.5%
1999226−19.6%
2008238+5.3%

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References

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