Charron, Creuse

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Émilie Bouchet^[1]Area30.11 km² (11.63 sq mi)Population206 • Density6.8/km² (18/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation390–705 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.

Charron (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Charoms) 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

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	424	—
1968	469	+10.6%
1975	405	−13.6%
1982	349	−13.8%
1990	281	−19.5%
1999	226	−19.6%
2008	238	+5.3%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department

References