Châtelard, Creuse
Appearance
Châtelard | |
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Coordinates: 45°57′54″N 2°28′08″E / 45.965°N 2.4689°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Creuse |
Arrondissement | Aubusson |
Canton | Auzances |
Intercommunality | CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Muriel Cotentin née Lebour[1] |
Area 1 | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 30 |
• Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 23055 /23700 |
Elevation | 597–726 m (1,959–2,382 ft) (avg. 503 m or 1,650 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Châtelard (French pronunciation: [ʃatlaʁ]; Occitan: Chastelar) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
[edit]The smallest commune of the department; a farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Aubusson on the D27a road.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 48 | — |
1968 | 38 | −20.8% |
1975 | 30 | −21.1% |
1982 | 23 | −23.3% |
1990 | 35 | +52.2% |
1999 | 39 | +11.4% |
2008 | 34 | −12.8% |
Sights
[edit]- The chapel, rebuilt in the twentieth century.
- A menhir, the Pierre du Loup (wolf stone), in the forest.
Personalities
[edit]![Jean-Francois Jamot](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Jean_Francois_Jamot.jpg/140px-Jean_Francois_Jamot.jpg)
- Jean-Francois Jamot (1828–1886) was born here. He became the first bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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