Châtelard

Châtelard
Châtelard
Administration
Country	France
Region	Limousin
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Auzances
Intercommunality	Auzances-Bellegarde
Mayor	Robert Raillard (2001–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	597–726 m (1,959–2,382 ft) (avg. 503 m/1,650 ft)
Land area1	2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population2	34  (2008)
- Density	14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23055/ 23700
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: 45°57′54″N 2°28′08″E / 45.965°N 2.46888888889°E / 45.965; 2.46888888889

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

Geography

The smallest commune of the department; a farming village situated some 13 miles (21 km) east of Aubusson on the D27a road.

Population

Historical population of Châtelard

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
48	38	30	23	35	39	34

Sights

• The chapel, rebuilt in the twentieth century.
• A menhir, the Pierre du Loup (wolf stone), in the forest.

Personalities

Jean-Francois Jamot (1828–1886) was born here on the 23rd June. He became the first bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Châtelard on the Quid website (French)