Chamborand

Chamborand
Chamborand
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Grand-Bourg
Intercommunality	Bénévent-Grand-Bourg
Mayor	Thomas Bernard (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	340–479 m (1,120–1,572 ft) (avg. 426 m/1,398 ft)
Land area1	11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population2	234  (2008)
- Density	21 /km2 (54 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23047/ 23240
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.

Coordinates: 46°09′24″N 1°34′23″E / 46.1566666667°N 1.57305555556°E / 46.1566666667; 1.57305555556

Chamborand is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A village of farming, forestry, streams and lakes situated some 15 miles (24 km) west of Guéret, at the junction of the D4, D49 and the D10 roads.

Population

Historical population of Chamborand

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
239	310	283	277	266	237	234

Sights

• The church of St. Martial, dating from the fifteenth century.
• Remains of a castle dating from the twelfth century, including the motte and a donjon.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• A website about Chamborand (French)
• Chamborand on the Quid website (French)